Breather

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -iːðə(r)

Full definition of breather

Noun

1. Something or someone that breathes.
2. A short break; a rest or respite.After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.
3. (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
4. (colloquial, dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.