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breather (iou)



breather noun. LME.
[from BREATHE + -ER1.]
A person who breathes, a living being; a person who speaks or utters. LME.
A person who or thing which supplies breath; an inspirer. E17-E18.
A spell of exercise. Now rare. M19.
A short rest, a break from exercise etc. E20.
C. Dexter Strange took a breather, gulped down the last of his coffee.
More fully breather-pipe etc. A vent allowing release of pressure e.g. from the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine. E20.