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(briːðəʳ)
Word forms: plural breathers
countable noun [usually singular]
If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
[informal]
Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
Synonyms: rest, break, halt, pause More Synonyms of breather

breather in British English

(ˈbriːðə)
noun
1.  informal
a short pause for rest
2. 
a person who breathes in a specified way
a deep breather
3. 
a vent in a container to equalize internal and external pressure, such as the pipe in the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine
4. 
a small opening in a room, container, cover, etc, supplying air for ventilation

breather in American English

(ˈbriðər)
noun
1. 
a. 
one who breathes in a certain way
a mouth breather
b.  Slang
one who telephones another person and then breathes audibly instead of talking
2. 
a small vent, as for the release of moisture from an enclosed space
3.  Informal
a. 
a pause as for rest
b. 
an easy contest, task, etc. coming between other, more difficult ones

Examples of 'breather' in a sentence
breather

Then he said he needed a breather outside.
The Sun (2016)
He'll need a breather at some point.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Take a breather until you need to go again and repeat at the same high intensity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That time will come and he will get the breather soon enough.
The Sun (2012)
And all the exercises are performed with only a short breather to recover.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It provided an opportunity for a prop to take a breather.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Or do you give them a breather?
The Sun (2013)
Some of the players need a breather.
The Sun (2011)
It might be time to take a breather and listen to their concerns.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It gives you a breather and enables you to build from there.
The Sun (2012)
If you take a breather you are finished.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
City players rarely take a breather between moving from one organisation to the next.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But he is having to take a breather from roaring around the grounds.
The Sun (2011)
And to get a much-needed breather and fresh encouragement from within the dressing room.
The Sun (2006)
Now he trains better and doesn't need a breather when he gets forward and comes back.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He needed a breather he has played 35 times season.
The Sun (2016)
There is a point where he will get a breather, but at the moment he is our main catalyst.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was good to leave him at home in midweek, to give him a breather from time to time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
To give him a breather.
The Sun (2012)
Maybe you need a breather.
The Sun (2015)
Players can get a breather, but referees don't.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
breather

British English: breather NOUN
If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
  • American English: breather
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pausa
  • Chinese: 歇息
  • European Spanish: respiro
  • French: pause
  • German: Atempause
  • Italian: attimo di respiro
  • Japanese: 一休み
  • Korean: 한숨 돌리기
  • European Portuguese: pausa
  • Latin American Spanish: respiro

(noun) 
Definition
a short pause for rest
(informal) 
Relax and take a breather whenever you feel that you need one.
Synonyms
rest
He took a rest from teaching.
break
Nothing has been discussed that might lead to a break in the deadlock.
halt
Air traffic has been brought to a halt.
pause
There was a brief pause in the conversation.
recess
Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.
breathing space
We hope that it will give us some breathing space.
breath of air

Additional synonyms

in the sense of break
Definition
any sudden interruption in a continuous action
Nothing has been discussed that might lead to a break in the deadlock.
Synonyms
let-up (informal),
halt,
pause,
suspension,
lessening,
recess,
interruption,
respite,
lull,
cessation,
remission,
breathing space,
slackening,
hiatus
in the sense of breathing space
Definition
a short period during which a difficult situation temporarily becomes less severe
We hope that it will give us some breathing space.
Synonyms
respite,
break,
rest,
time to think
in the sense of halt
Definition
a temporary standstill
Air traffic has been brought to a halt.
Synonyms
stop,
end,
close,
break,
stand,
arrest,
pause,
interruption,
impasse,
standstill,
stoppage,
termination

Nearby words of
breather

  • breath
  • breathe
  • breathe in
  • breather
  • breathing space
  • breathless
  • breathtaking

Synonyms of 'breather'

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