1. large waves that break into white foam, especially near the shore
Usage: nautical
2. electrical safety devices that automatically stop the flow of electricity when there is too much current
Usage: technical
3. people or things that break something

Examples

• The surfers waited for the perfect breakers to ride to shore.
• Powerful breakers crashed against the rocky coastline.
• The electrician checked all the breakers in the panel box.
• When the power went out, we had to reset the breakers.
• The protesters were seen as breakers of tradition.
• Ice breakers cleared the path for ships in the frozen harbor.
• The storm created dangerous breakers along the entire beach.