Associations to the word «Breather»

Wiktionary

BREATHER, noun. Something or someone that breathes.
BREATHER, noun. A short break; a rest or respite.
BREATHER, noun. (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
BREATHER, noun. (colloquial) (dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.

Dictionary definition

BREATHER, noun. A short respite.
BREATHER, noun. Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin