The difference between Breaker and Wrecker
When used as nouns, breaker means something that breaks, whereas wrecker means a person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (australia).
check bellow for the other definitions of Breaker and Wrecker
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Breaker as a noun:
Something that breaks.
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Breaker as a noun:
A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines
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Breaker as a noun:
The building in which such a machine is placed.
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Breaker as a noun:
A person who specializes in breaking things.
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Breaker as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):
A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
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Breaker as a noun (colloquial):
A breakdancer.
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Breaker as a noun:
A user of CB radio.
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Breaker as a noun:
A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck.
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Wrecker as a noun:
A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts. (Australia)
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Wrecker as a noun:
One who breaks up situations, events.
Examples:
"[[home]] wrecker / [[marriage]] wrecker / [[party]] wrecker"
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Wrecker as a noun:
A tow truck.
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Wrecker as a noun:
A mooncusser.
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Wrecker as a noun:
In the Soviet Union, someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking, that is, undermining the state in intangible ways.