Synonyms for breather
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bree-ther |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbri ðər |
Définition of breather
Origin :- c.1600, "a living creature, one who breathes," agent noun from breathe. Meaning "spell of exercise to stimulate breathing" is from 1836; that of "a rest to recover breath" is from 1901.
- noun rest
- I'm goin' to take a breather for a few days an' lay again' 'em next week.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The guests at the big table were leaning back in their chairs taking a breather.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Mrs. Cowdery is essentially a breather and a bringer of peace.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- I said to Miss White, who was taking a breather at the hall door.
- Extract from : « Happy Days » by Alan Alexander Milne
- "I take what you call a breather," answered the man stolidly.
- Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns
- So I am going to give Osgood another "breather" on foot instead.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
- Another epigram speaks of the breather, not of the runner, Ladas.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- A breather, after you've studied the same stuff in Celestial Navigation.
- Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- The horses have come along at a smartish pace and will do with a breather.
- Extract from : « On the Road to Bagdad » by F. S. Brereton
- "We'll have a breather now," said Hal, an hour after he and his comrades had set to work.
- Extract from : « Under the Star-Spangled Banner » by F. S. Brereton
Antonyms for breather
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