Breather

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Breather \Breath"er\, n.
     1. One who breathes. Hence:
        (a) One who lives.
        (b) One who utters.
        (c) One who animates or inspires.
            [1913 Webster]


  
     2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
        [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other form of
        rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase
  
     {to take a breather}, i.e. to pause for refreshment.
        [Colloq.]
        [PJC]
  
     4. a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal
        and external pressure.
        [PJC]
  
     5. an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people
        submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  breather
       n 1: a short respite [syn: {breath}, {breathing place}, {breathing
            space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing time}]
       2: air passage provided by a retractable device containing
          intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay
          submerged for extended periods of time [syn: {snorkel}, {schnorkel},
           {schnorchel}, {snorkel breather}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "breather":
     athletics, blow, break, breath, breathing place, breathing space,
     breathing spell, breathing time, calisthenics, cigarette break,
     cocktail hour, coffee break, constitutional, daily dozen, downtime,
     drill, enforced respite, exercise, exercising, gymnastic exercises,
     gymnastics, halt, happy hour, interlude, intermission, isometrics,
     letup, lull, pause, physical education, physical jerks, practice,
     recess, respite, rest, setting-up exercises, spell, stay, stretch,
     surcease, suspension, tea break, ten, time out, workout, yoga