breathern.

Brit.

/ˈbriːðə/, U.S.

/ˈbriðər/

Forms: see breathe v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breathe v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < breathe v. + -er suffix¹.

1. A person who communicates or conveys something by speaking; a speaker; a proclaimer. With of. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > one who speaks > [noun] > in specific ways

speakera1340

breatherc1384

boasterc1400

rattlerc1449

brawler1581

shredder1592

venter1611

speak-truth1614

ranter1649

bawler1656

yelper1673

mouther1746

spouter1759

oralist1867

mushmouth1868

loudmouth1870

megaphonist1906

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds ix. 1 Saul, ȝit brethere [L. inspirans], or blowere, of manassis and betyng.

1612 T. James Iesuits Downefall 8 These are the very first brokers, breathers and brochers of contention abroad.

1812 L. Hunt in Examiner 14 Dec. 787/2 This Breather of Eloquence could not say a few decent..words.

1936 J. C. Powys Maiden Castle (1937) viii. 350 Wizzie continued to feel so much older than the breather of these impassioned sentences.

2. figurative. A person who or thing which imparts or inspires something. With of, chiefly in breather of life.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > inspiring > one who or that which

inspirerc1450

quickenera1500

animator1565

breathera1586

animater1597

inspirator1624

inspirationalist1895

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 33 The newe Pernassus where the Graces byde: Sweetnes of Musique, Wisedomes beautifier, Breather of life, and fastnesse of desire, Where Beauties blush in Honors graine is dyde.

1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 7 The breather of all life does now expire.

1892 Youth's Compan. 27 Oct. 542/1 Sir Walter Scott, the breather of life into the dry bones of history.

1988 C. M. Schenck Mourning & Panegyric v. 99 Milton stressed Calliope's identity as a Muse, breather of poetry into Orphic souls.

2008 D. Blue Stone to living World ii. vi. 90 It is really hard to believe that we actually get our life from God.., that God is the breather of life and without the breath of God there would be no life.

a. A person who or thing which breathes; (hence) a living being; a person or animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > [noun]

neteneOE

wightc888

deerc950

beastc1225

jument1382

creaturea1387

animala1398

bestialc1400

bullifanta1528

bovya1549

animant1599

man or beast1600

breather1609

fellow creature1726

fig-fauns1750

critter1815

fellow1816

demon1821

skelm1827

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxxi. sig. F^v When all the breathers of this world are dead.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 135 Those reasonless breathers that live under us.

1840 Saturday Mag. 8 Aug. 50/2 The change of the tadpole from being a breather of water to becoming a breather of air.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam cxvi. 182 Trust that those we call the dead, Are breathers of an ampler day.

1986 D. P. Thelen Paths of Resistance xii. 226 In their common roles as breathers of air and drinkers of water, Missouri's consumers judged polluters as poisoners and murderers.

2012 W. B. Logan Air 333 With its more stable climate, Earth let the breathers live. The living took carbon dioxide out of the air and buried it deep in the earth.

b. With modifying word: a person who or animal which breathes in the manner specified. Cf. heavy breather n. at heavy adj.¹ and n. Additions.gill-breather, lung-breather, mouth-breather, tube-breather, etc.: see the first element.

ΚΠ

1696 W. Hope tr. J. de Solleysel Parfait Mareschal i. xv. 57 He [sc. a horse] that is a Wheezer or short breather, when ever you either gallop or trot him, will in a little puff and blow so excessively that he will surprize you.

1895 E. Shaftesbury Cultiv. Chest 26 A person who is out of health is..often a rapid breather.

1982 M. Seide Common Wilderness (1983) vii. 189 A noisy breather with his mouth hanging open.

2016 H. Larsen Beyond Happiness iii. ix. 108 I realised that I was a shallow breather at the best of times, meaning I wasn't taking in nice deep lungfuls of fresh air.

†4. A part of the body which supplies breath. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun] > one who

breather1615

air breather1839

inbreather1873

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια vi. v. 354 Hippocrates..calleth it [sc. the midriff] the breather or bellowes of the lower belly.

a. A spell of exercise taken to stimulate the breathing. Also: something that causes a person to be out of breath or exhausted. Cf. breathing n. 5. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > that which wearies or exhausts

stretch1791

overexertion1795

overwork1796

breather1802

trachle1823

winder1825

burster1851

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific exercises

breathing1605

breather1802

arm swing1859

setting-up drill1862

grasshopper march1884

lunge1889

push-up1897

sit-up1900

pull-up1901

deep-breathing1904

bag-punching1927

press-up1928

setting-up exercise1935

pullover1936

bear crawl1937

burpee1939

knee-bend1941

leg raise1944

dip1945

uddiyana1949

squat thrust1950

lateral1954

pull-down1956

aquacise1968

step-up1973

abdominal crunch1981

power walking1982

crunch1983

gut-buster1983

stomach crunch1986

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath > that which causes

breather1802

1802 G. Colman Poor Gentleman (new ed.) iv. ii. 61 Here we are at last—That hill's a breather.

1884 Cyclist 13 Feb. 249/1 Cyclists are looking forward to being able to take a ‘breather’ during the present week.

1916 ‘Anzac’ On Anzac Trail i. 7 Our daily work began with the usual before-breakfast breather—a brisk march over the hills, a spell of physical exercise.., and then a free-and-easy tramp back to camp.

1945 N. Streatfeild Saplings (2002) xlvi. 321 Such a treat to get out for an early breather. I always have liked a lung-full before I start work.

b. A (short) period of time in which to rest and recover, esp. after vigorous physical activity. Also in extended use: a period of time during which business, trading, etc., is allowed to pause or slow down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates

spice?c1225

comfort1377

refresherc1450

refreshment1532

reviver1542

sauce1561

salt1579

refocillation1608

whettera1625

fillip1699

stimulant1728

stimulation1733

yeast1769

stimulus1791

inspiriter1821

stimulatory1821

refreshener1824

boost1825

bracer1826

young blood1830

freshener1838

invigoratorc1842

blow1849

tonic1849

elevation1850

stimulator1851

breather1876

pick-me-up1876

a shot in the arm1922

the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath

breathing space1545

breathing time1545

breathing1561

breathing-while1565

breathing-fit1589

breath1597

breather1876

1876 Evening News (Sydney) 2 Sept. 3/4 Now and then the party would stop for a breather.., and turn to admire the fine view which hitherto lay behind them.

1902 Daily Chron. 21 May 3/3 A field battery on the left..drew out of action for a breather quite close to our guns.

1980 Forbes (Nexis) 23 June (Money & Investments section) 150 We have had a 100-point rise in the Dow since it hit a two-year low on Mar. 27. It may be time now for the market to take a breather.

2002 Guardian 13 Sept. i. 30/1 I can hardly stand. My back aches, my legs hurt, it hurts all over. This time I really need a breather.

6. A pipe, opening, device, or system used for the venting of gases, esp. in an internal combustion engine. Also as a modifier, as in breather pipe, breather system, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > exhaust pipes or apertures

breather pipe1886

exhaust1896

port1913

downpipe1917

plug nozzle1954

1886 Bolton Evening News 24 Sept. 2/8 The connection of any good system of house drainage to the mains is trapped, with breather pipe on the house side.

1886 4th Ann. Rep. Provinc. Board of Health Ont. 1885 110 On this visit it was found that the overflow from the tank led directly to the drain,..there being no breather to prevent gas being forced through to the tank.

1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. vi. 145 He lifted the hood and removed the cap from the breather-pipe.

1945 Aircraft Propellers (U.S. Dept. Navy) 31 Most Wright engines have a crankshaft ventilation or breather system.

2011 D. Petersen Donny's Unauthorized Techn. Guide Harley-Davidson1936 to Present I. i. 31 The breather in each head extracts gaseous oily substances from the air to allow the engine to breathe cleanly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	breather
释义	breathern. Brit. /ˈbriːðə/, U.S. /ˈbriðər/ Forms: see breathe v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: breathe v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < breathe v. + -er suffix¹. 1. A person who communicates or conveys something by speaking; a speaker; a proclaimer. With of. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > one who speaks > [noun] > in specific ways speakera1340 breatherc1384 boasterc1400 rattlerc1449 brawler1581 shredder1592 venter1611 speak-truth1614 ranter1649 bawler1656 yelper1673 mouther1746 spouter1759 oralist1867 mushmouth1868 loudmouth1870 megaphonist1906 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds ix. 1 Saul, ȝit brethere [L. inspirans], or blowere, of manassis and betyng. 1612 T. James Iesuits Downefall 8 These are the very first brokers, breathers and brochers of contention abroad. 1812 L. Hunt in Examiner 14 Dec. 787/2 This Breather of Eloquence could not say a few decent..words. 1936 J. C. Powys Maiden Castle (1937) viii. 350 Wizzie continued to feel so much older than the breather of these impassioned sentences. 2. figurative. A person who or thing which imparts or inspires something. With of, chiefly in breather of life. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > inspiring > one who or that which inspirerc1450 quickenera1500 animator1565 breathera1586 animater1597 inspirator1624 inspirationalist1895 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Astrophel & Stella (1591) 33 The newe Pernassus where the Graces byde: Sweetnes of Musique, Wisedomes beautifier, Breather of life, and fastnesse of desire, Where Beauties blush in Honors graine is dyde. 1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 7 The breather of all life does now expire. 1892 Youth's Compan. 27 Oct. 542/1 Sir Walter Scott, the breather of life into the dry bones of history. 1988 C. M. Schenck Mourning & Panegyric v. 99 Milton stressed Calliope's identity as a Muse, breather of poetry into Orphic souls. 2008 D. Blue Stone to living World ii. vi. 90 It is really hard to believe that we actually get our life from God.., that God is the breather of life and without the breath of God there would be no life. 3. a. A person who or thing which breathes; (hence) a living being; a person or animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [noun] neteneOE wightc888 deerc950 beastc1225 jument1382 creaturea1387 animala1398 bestialc1400 bullifanta1528 bovya1549 animant1599 man or beast1600 breather1609 fellow creature1726 fig-fauns1750 critter1815 fellow1816 demon1821 skelm1827 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxxi. sig. F^v When all the breathers of this world are dead. View more context for this quotation 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge v. 135 Those reasonless breathers that live under us. 1840 Saturday Mag. 8 Aug. 50/2 The change of the tadpole from being a breather of water to becoming a breather of air. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam cxvi. 182 Trust that those we call the dead, Are breathers of an ampler day. View more context for this quotation 1986 D. P. Thelen Paths of Resistance xii. 226 In their common roles as breathers of air and drinkers of water, Missouri's consumers judged polluters as poisoners and murderers. 2012 W. B. Logan Air 333 With its more stable climate, Earth let the breathers live. The living took carbon dioxide out of the air and buried it deep in the earth. b. With modifying word: a person who or animal which breathes in the manner specified. Cf. heavy breather n. at heavy adj.¹ and n. Additions.gill-breather, lung-breather, mouth-breather, tube-breather, etc.: see the first element. ΚΠ 1696 W. Hope tr. J. de Solleysel Parfait Mareschal i. xv. 57 He [sc. a horse] that is a Wheezer or short breather, when ever you either gallop or trot him, will in a little puff and blow so excessively that he will surprize you. 1895 E. Shaftesbury Cultiv. Chest 26 A person who is out of health is..often a rapid breather. 1982 M. Seide Common Wilderness (1983) vii. 189 A noisy breather with his mouth hanging open. 2016 H. Larsen Beyond Happiness iii. ix. 108 I realised that I was a shallow breather at the best of times, meaning I wasn't taking in nice deep lungfuls of fresh air. †4. A part of the body which supplies breath. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun] > one who breather1615 air breather1839 inbreather1873 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια vi. v. 354 Hippocrates..calleth it [sc. the midriff] the breather or bellowes of the lower belly. 5. a. A spell of exercise taken to stimulate the breathing. Also: something that causes a person to be out of breath or exhausted. Cf. breathing n. 5. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > that which wearies or exhausts stretch1791 overexertion1795 overwork1796 breather1802 trachle1823 winder1825 burster1851 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > specific exercises breathing1605 breather1802 arm swing1859 setting-up drill1862 grasshopper march1884 lunge1889 push-up1897 sit-up1900 pull-up1901 deep-breathing1904 bag-punching1927 press-up1928 setting-up exercise1935 pullover1936 bear crawl1937 burpee1939 knee-bend1941 leg raise1944 dip1945 uddiyana1949 squat thrust1950 lateral1954 pull-down1956 aquacise1968 step-up1973 abdominal crunch1981 power walking1982 crunch1983 gut-buster1983 stomach crunch1986 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath > that which causes breather1802 1802 G. Colman Poor Gentleman (new ed.) iv. ii. 61 Here we are at last—That hill's a breather. 1884 Cyclist 13 Feb. 249/1 Cyclists are looking forward to being able to take a ‘breather’ during the present week. 1916 ‘Anzac’ On Anzac Trail i. 7 Our daily work began with the usual before-breakfast breather—a brisk march over the hills, a spell of physical exercise.., and then a free-and-easy tramp back to camp. 1945 N. Streatfeild Saplings (2002) xlvi. 321 Such a treat to get out for an early breather. I always have liked a lung-full before I start work. b. A (short) period of time in which to rest and recover, esp. after vigorous physical activity. Also in extended use: a period of time during which business, trading, etc., is allowed to pause or slow down. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates spice?c1225 comfort1377 refresherc1450 refreshment1532 reviver1542 sauce1561 salt1579 refocillation1608 whettera1625 fillip1699 stimulant1728 stimulation1733 yeast1769 stimulus1791 inspiriter1821 stimulatory1821 refreshener1824 boost1825 bracer1826 young blood1830 freshener1838 invigoratorc1842 blow1849 tonic1849 elevation1850 stimulator1851 breather1876 pick-me-up1876 a shot in the arm1922 the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > (a) respite > to recover breath breathing space1545 breathing time1545 breathing1561 breathing-while1565 breathing-fit1589 breath1597 breather1876 1876 Evening News (Sydney) 2 Sept. 3/4 Now and then the party would stop for a breather.., and turn to admire the fine view which hitherto lay behind them. 1902 Daily Chron. 21 May 3/3 A field battery on the left..drew out of action for a breather quite close to our guns. 1980 Forbes (Nexis) 23 June (Money & Investments section) 150 We have had a 100-point rise in the Dow since it hit a two-year low on Mar. 27. It may be time now for the market to take a breather. 2002 Guardian 13 Sept. i. 30/1 I can hardly stand. My back aches, my legs hurt, it hurts all over. This time I really need a breather. 6. A pipe, opening, device, or system used for the venting of gases, esp. in an internal combustion engine. Also as a modifier, as in breather pipe, breather system, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > parts of > exhaust pipes or apertures breather pipe1886 exhaust1896 port1913 downpipe1917 plug nozzle1954 1886 Bolton Evening News 24 Sept. 2/8 The connection of any good system of house drainage to the mains is trapped, with breather pipe on the house side. 1886 4th Ann. Rep. Provinc. Board of Health Ont. 1885 110 On this visit it was found that the overflow from the tank led directly to the drain,..there being no breather to prevent gas being forced through to the tank. 1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. vi. 145 He lifted the hood and removed the cap from the breather-pipe. 1945 Aircraft Propellers (U.S. Dept. Navy) 31 Most Wright engines have a crankshaft ventilation or breather system. 2011 D. Petersen Donny's Unauthorized Techn. Guide Harley-Davidson1936 to Present I. i. 31 The breather in each head extracts gaseous oily substances from the air to allow the engine to breathe cleanly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1384
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