breker
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch brekere, brekere. Equivalent to breken (“to break, wreck”) + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbreː.kər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bre‧ker
- Rhymes: -eːkər
Noun
breker m (plural brekers, diminutive brekertje n)
- breaker, one who or something that breaks
- (nautical) breaker, a turbulent wave producing foam near the shore or shallows
Middle English
Alternative forms
- brekere
Etymology
From breken + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɛːkər(ə)/
Noun
breker (plural brekers)
- A transgressor; an evildoer.
- A burglar (one who burgles).
- (rare) A disturber; a meddler.
Descendants
- English: breaker
References
- “brēkere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
breker
- present tense of breka