Breather
a pause, as for breath.
vigorous exercise that causes heavy breathing.
a person who breathes.
a vent in a container or covering, as in a casing for machinery or in a storage tank, to equalize interior and exterior pressure, permit entry of air, escape of fumes, or the like.
a device for providing air from the atmosphere to submerged or otherwise sealed-off persons, internal-combustion engines, etc.:
the snorkel breather of a submarine.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
The Lighter Side of School Life Ian Hay
Adventures in the Arts Marsden Hartley
History of Ancient Art Franz von Reber
A Mating in the Wilds Ottwell Binns
My Man Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse
noun
(informal) a short pause for rest
a person who breathes in a specified way: a deep breather
a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine
a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation
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