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Type of coal-mining worker
breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States and United Kingdom whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker
Breaker_boy
Japanese manga series and its adaptations
Code:Breaker (stylized as CØDE:BREAKER) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen
Code:Breaker
American female radiation poisoning victims (1917–1978)
name in reference to this incident. Occupational disease Phossy jaw Breaker boy Kent (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes with asbestos filters said to
Radium_Girls
Person working within a mine
sorts, these may include: Brakesman, who operate the winding engine. Breaker boy who removes impurities from coal. Emergency Structure Engineer, who makes
Miner
Video game cheat device
Code Breaker was a cheat device developed by Pelican Accessories, available for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance
Code_Breaker
American musician
Graveface) Velvet Gentleman – Burn (2021, Graveface) White Lighters – Breaker Boy (2022, Coming Home) Night School – Invoke (2022, Graveface) The Marshmallow
Nick_Bassett
American baseball player (1905–1951)
of Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 12, where he worked as a breaker boy. His lesson from the experience was that it "teach[es] you values. If
Adam_Comorosky
ISBN 0-8513-1270-5. Retrieved 2024-09-22. Boyer, Paul S. (2008). "From Tracts to Mass-Market Paperbacks". In Cohen, Charles L.; Boyer, Paul S. (eds.). Religion and
List_of_obsolete_occupations
Polish-American King of La Gonâve and United States Marine
Crumley, Beth (29 August 2011). "Warrant Officer Faustin Wirkus: From 'Breaker Boy' to King". Marine Corps Association and Foundation. Marine Corps Association
Faustin_E._Wirkus
Topics referred to by the same term
Breaker" Daniel Breaker (born 1980), American actor and comedian Ronald Breaker, American biochemist and Yale professor Someone who performs B-boying
Breaker
Ryan moved with his family to Braidwood, Illinois in 1865. He became a breaker boy at a colliery, and joined the Knights of Labor, and then the United Mine
William_D._Ryan
2010 novel by Paolo Bacigalupi
making up the Ship Breaker trilogy. Nailer is a fifteen-year-old boy who works on the light crew. His mother died when he was a young boy and he now lives
Ship_Breaker
1925 film
Heart Breaker is a 1925 American short comedy film directed by Philadelphian director, Benjamin Stoloff. Judy King Jerry Madden as Little boy Sid Smith
The_Heart_Breaker
Style of street dance
term to the dancing." Several other original breakers support this origin of the term. The terms "b-boy" and "b-girl" were coined by DJ Kool Herc to describe
Breakdancing
South Korean comic series
The Breaker (Korean: 브레이커) is a South Korean manhwa series written by Jeon Geuk-jin and illustrated by Park Jin-hwan under the pen name Kamaro. The Breaker
The_Breaker_(manhwa)
Topics referred to by the same term
Breakers, a professional pioneer Breaking and B-boy crew or group Breakers (1986 video game), a 1986 text adventure video game by Broderbund Breakers
Breakers
English painter
'Breaker boy'
Charles_Green_(painter)
2012 comedy film directed by Harmony Korine
Spring Breakers is a 2012 American crime drama film written and directed by Harmony Korine. Starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley
Spring_Breakers
2026–2027 concert tour by BTS
(stylized in all caps) is the ongoing sixth concert tour by the South Korean boy band BTS in support of their 2026 studio album, Arirang. The tour began on
Arirang_World_Tour
American aeronautical engineer
School in Seattle, and worked summers at the coal mine in Cumberland as a breaker boy, mule driver, coal washer, and driver of the gas-powered locomotive which
Rex_Beisel
List of video game consoles by Nintendo
worked on. Sold approximately half a million units. Color TV-Game Block Breaker, released April 23, 1979, with a game based on Breakout. Sold approximately
Nintendo_video_game_consoles
Art showing conditions of the working class
positive light on their era." Notable Ashcan works include George Luks' Breaker Boy and John Sloan's Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street. The Ashcan school
Social_realism
British officer executed for war crimes (1864–1902)
Harry Harbord "Breaker" Morant (born Edwin Henry Murrant, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902) was an English horseman, bush balladist, military officer
Breaker_Morant
American politician (1875–1929)
company credit rather than money. In 1883 at the age of eight, Casey was a breaker boy in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, responsible for breaking the slag off of coal
John_J._Casey
Breakdancing competition, 2024 Olympics
B-Boy and B-Girl champion with a direct quota place for Paris 2024. Second, a quintet of spots were assigned to the highest-ranked eligible breakers (one
Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Breaking_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics
American filmmaker and screenwriter (born 1973)
dysfunctional families, and also include Mister Lonely (2007), Spring Breakers (2012), and The Beach Bum (2019). Korine founded EDGLRD, a creative and
Harmony_Korine
3rd episode of the 4th season of Game of Thrones
"Breaker of Chains" is the third episode of the fourth season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones. The 33rd episode overall, it
Breaker_of_Chains
Horse, mule, donkey, or pony used to carry goods on its back
were often managed by 'mule boys', a pay-grade up and a step above a breaker boy in the society of the times. As the nation expanded west, packhorses
Packhorse
American trade unionist (1926–2002)
who was also from a large family with eleven siblings, worked as a breaker boy separating slate from coal, and after an injury at age nine, became a
John_P._Morris
Fictional character from A Certain Magical Index
boys, Kamachi made Toma a teenage boy in order to "get closer to the reader's point of view". His ability, Imagine Breaker, was created with the concept that
Toma_Kamijo
American labor leader (1869–1934)
(née Deacon) and Michael Frayne. At the age of eight, he worked as a breaker boy in North Scranton. He traveled with Primrose and West as a minstrel.
Hugh_Frayne
New Zealand actor, director, comedian and musician
Super City. She co-wrote, co-directed, and starred in the 2018 film The Breaker Upperers along with Jackie van Beek. Sami co-hosted The Great Kiwi Bake
Madeleine_Sami
Pennsylvania Normal School in Millersville, and his first job was as a Breaker boy in a coal mine. Later he briefly studied medicine at Western Reserve
John_Francis_Carroll
10, 2007 978-4-7575-2157-5 May 19, 2015 978-0-316-30222-7 1. "Imagine Breaker Boy" (幻想殺しの少年, "Imajin Bureikā no Shōnen") 2. "The Girl Who's Called Index"
List of A Certain Magical Index chapters
List_of_A_Certain_Magical_Index_chapters
born in Braidwood, Illinois, on February 4, 1870 and began work as a breaker boy in the Braidwood coal mines at the age of 12. From 1890 to 1910 he lived
List of historical sites related to the Illinois labor movement
List_of_historical_sites_related_to_the_Illinois_labor_movement
Swedish actor (1924–1976)
Andersson's Kalle Boy 1935 Ocean Breakers Boy who fights Stig 1936 It Pays to Advertise Office Boy 1936 Adventure Boy 1937 The People of Bergslagen Boy 1937 Hotel
Sven-Eric_Gamble
2005 video game
video game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). Directed by Ken Sugimori, the game stars Jill and her mech
Drill_Dozer
Director, Producer Shaolin Soccer Time 18 Terence Donovan 90 Australia Actor Breaker Morant The Man from Snowy River 20 Zale Parry 93 US Actress Underwater
2026_in_film
American baseball player, coach, and manager (1869–1928)
of Famer (page 7), arrived in Pittston in 1851. Jennings worked as a breaker boy (young boys who separated the coal from the slate) in the local anthracite
Hughie_Jennings
American politician (1883–1973)
schoolteacher. Both parents were Welsh immigrants. As a child, he worked as a breaker boy and mule driver in the coal mines of northeastern Pennsylvania. His mother
Arthur_James_(politician)
(director/screenplay); Omar Epps, Wiz Khalifa, Quavo, Chukwudi Iwuji World Breaker Aura Entertainment Brad Anderson (director); Joshua Rollins (screenplay);
List of American films of 2026
List_of_American_films_of_2026
American actor
theater. Lohr portrayed the Dancing Boy in Deniece Williams' music video for the song "Let's Hear It for the Boy". He is also in the British television
Aaron_Lohr
American author and editor
"Tracked by a Pin", The Magnet Library Pete, the Breaker Boy, Or, The Young Coal Mine Ferret, 1906 Bags, the Boy Detective, Or, A Warm Trail, 1907 Bob, the
Lurana_W._Sheldon
Month of 1926
Crumley, Beth (August 29, 2011). "Warrant Officer Faustin Wirkus: From 'Breaker Boy' to King". Marine Corps Association and Foundation. Marine Corps Association
July_1926
Australian breakdancer (born 1987)
digital slider to score battles. The slider shifts in real-time toward the breaker who is outperforming the opposing dancer in a specific category". Each
Rachael_Gunn
quota place, respecting a two-breaker NOC limit per gender. Continental Qualification Events – The highest-ranked eligible B-Boy and B-Girl at each of the
Breaking at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Breaking_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_–_Qualification
Major League Baseball pitcher (1889–1984)
Like many his age in the Shamokin area, Coveleski began work as a "breaker boy" at a local colliery at the age of 12. In return for 72 hours of labor
Stan_Coveleski
1998 single by Air
"Sexy Boy" is a song by French music duo Air, released in February 1998 by Virgin Records as the first single from the duo's first album, Moon Safari
Sexy_Boy_(Air_song)
American boxer (1902–1968)
accounts, Latzo spent some of his early years mining, and working as a "breaker boy" whose primary job was to pick slate and other impurities from anthracite
Pete_Latzo
American mining engineer
Pennsylvania, to Bridget (née Buggy) and John T. Forbes. His first job was as a breaker boy at a local colliery at the age of ten. He graduated from Coal Township
John_J._Forbes
Australian actor (born 1947)
1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include Breaker Morant (1980), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), F/X (1986), Tai-Pan
Bryan_Brown
1992 video game
was ported to the Game Boy as Contra: The Alien Wars (1994) by Factor 5 where it received positive reviews for its Super Game Boy enhancements. Konami also
Contra_III:_The_Alien_Wars
Break dancing terminology
A spin is a b-boying move that involves rotation of the breaker's body about some axis in contact with the ground. It is possible to perform a spin on
Spin_(breakdancing_move)
Historical account of the early Bábí and Baháʼí Faiths written by Nabíl-i-Aʻzam
Dawnbreakers (b-boy dance crew), 1966 music group by Seals and Crofts called "Dawnbreakers" and the Germany-based publishing company "DawnBreakers Publisher"
The_Dawn-Breakers
Dutch breakdancer (born 1989)
Bull BC One four times, surpassing Hong 10 for the most titles won by a breaker. He won gold at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2019 and the European
Menno_van_Gorp
1902 prosecution of six British Army soldiers for crimes during the Second Boer War
1902 court-martial of Breaker Morant was a war crimes prosecution that brought to trial six officers – Lieutenants Harry "Breaker" Morant, Peter Handcock
Court-martial of Breaker Morant
Court-martial_of_Breaker_Morant
American Catholic prelate (1865–1951)
coal miner and Dougherty himself spending his summer vacations as a breaker boy in the mines. As there was no Catholic church or parochial school in
Dennis_Joseph_Dougherty
2011 studio album by BOY
Numbers" and "Oh Boy" came from this album as well. The album received the 2012 European Border Breakers Award. All song were written by BOY and produced
Mutual_Friends_(album)
2000 anthology by Gordon R. Dickson
local legend Boy Is She Built – Girlfriend to Streamside Terror Streamside Terror – Abducted Ty Lamorc Sweet Thing – Wants Bone Breaker to marry her and
The_Right_to_Arm_Bears
Breaker SD Gundam Capsule Fighter Online SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays Universal Century Gundam Online SD Gundam Battle Alliance Gundam Breaker 4
List_of_Gundam_video_games
American television sitcom (1989–1997)
called the Orlando Breakers. Hayden agrees and takes his coaching staff with him for the final two seasons. The Foxes adopted a baby boy named Timothy (played
Coach_(TV_series)
Australian actress (born 1977)
Heartbreak High as Katerina Ioannou. She also starred in Police Rescue and Breakers. Since 2000, Nicodemou has played the role of Leah Patterson in the soap
Ada_Nicodemou
This list of Game Boy Color games includes 915 licensed releases from the Game Boy Color's launch in 1998 to the final release in 2003. The last official
List_of_Game_Boy_Color_games
links Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance SP Game Boy Micro Nintendo DS List of best-selling Game Boy Advance games List of cancelled Game Boy Advance games
List of Game Boy Advance games
List_of_Game_Boy_Advance_games
Japanese breakdancer (born 2005)
qualify for the games, however due to a quota limit of two breakers per NOC, as well as B-boy Hiro10 (also representing Japan) finishing at a higher ranking
B-boy_Issin
American politician and labor unionist (1870–1931)
attending night school during winter. From age eight or nine, he was a breaker boy and from age twelve he was a coal miner, among other mining jobs. Nicholls
Thomas_D._Nicholls
1999 video game
block breaker game developed by Pukka Games and published by SCi Games. The game is an adaptation of the arcade game Breakout for the Game Boy Color.
Cool_Bricks
Breakdance move
The Windmill (or briefly Mill) is a popular breakdancing move. The breaker rolls their torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the
Windmill_(breakdancing_move)
Soccer tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Retrieved June 10, 2026. "World Cup 2026 groups: How teams qualify and tie-breakers". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 20
2026_FIFA_World_Cup
1994 video game
reach upwards of 80 hits. Combo Breaker: The player who is being caught in a combo may escape it by performing a breaker move. A combo can be broken at
Killer Instinct (1994 video game)
Killer_Instinct_(1994_video_game)
American game show
main game. If the scores are tied at the end of the game, an extra "Ball Breaker" round is played. The host announces a category, and each family selects
The_Quiz_with_Balls
Breakdancing championship
Undisputed Masters, Breakers had to win 1 of the 9 World B-Boy Series championships. Additional wildcards were rewarded to Breakers based on their position
World_BBoy_Series
Swiss–German pop duo
Boy (stylized BOY) is a Swiss–German pop duo founded in 2007 by Swiss singer Valeska Steiner and German bassist Sonja Glass. The two met while at a pop-music
Boy_(duo)
New Zealand actor (born 1997)
Rolleston (born 8 June 1997) is a New Zealand actor known for the films Boy and The Dark Horse. The latter was released in October 2014 and had its world
James_Rolleston
1998 studio album by Freestylers
Freestyle EP in 1997, which featured three tracks: "B-Boy Stance", "Feel the Panic" and "Breaker Beats (Part Two)". The EP was withdrawn from circulation
We_Rock_Hard
English actor (1930–2009)
film The Wicker Man (1973) and in the title role of the Australian biopic Breaker Morant (1980). From 1985 to 1989, he starred as ex-secret agent turned
Edward_Woodward
Book by Trenton Lee Stewart
quickly becomes friends with a scarred-faced boy named John, and enemies with the orphanage bullies: Iggy, Breaker, and Moray, or as they are more commonly
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict
The_Extraordinary_Education_of_Nicholas_Benedict
Japanese video game publisher
DJ Boy (1989, licensed by Sammy in US, Sega in Japan) Dr. Toppel's Adventure (1987, co-developed by Taito) Explosive Breaker (1992, Bakuretsu Breaker in
Kaneko
2021 film by Sam Liu
Ben Turner and Rip Jagger. O-Sensei eventually entrusts Shiva with Soul Breaker, a Muramasa sword in his possession, but otherwise remains secretive about
Batman:_Soul_of_the_Dragon
Indian actress and model (born 1983)
films Jodi Breakers (2012), I Love NY (2015) by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, Sultan (2016) by Ali Abbas Zafar again alongside Khan, Gully Boy (2019) by
Kubbra_Sait
French breakdancer (born 1988)
10 August 2024. "B-Boy Dany Dann: the inspiring story of France's No.1 breaker". 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 26 July 2024. Carla Bucero Lanzi (13
Danis_Civil
Dutch breakdancer (born 2001)
All Stars, Dutch breaker Lee won the Red Bull BC One E-Battle in 2021". RedBull. Retrieved 10 August 2024. "B-Boy Lee: The Dutch b-boy taking on Red Bull
Lee-Lou_Demierre
story was based faithfully on the chapter story from the manga titled "The Boy Who Came from the Sky". These online Flash animation stories of twelve episodes
List_of_Black_Jack_episodes
American actress (born 1989)
she also continued to appear in films such as the crime comedy Spring Breakers (2012), the psychological horror Ratter (2015), the comedy drama Chronically
Ashley_Benson
Retrieved June 13, 2026. "Gaffle Boy Jay by YN Jay on Apple Music". June 12, 2026. Retrieved June 13, 2026. "Pin Breakers by Zelooperz and Black Noi$e".
2026_in_hip-hop
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
Retrieved 7 June 2025. Cox, Michael (11 September 2023). "Neymar, record breaker: one of football's true greats". The Athletic. Archived from the original
Neymar
Ukrainian breakdancer (born 1995)
times, triumphing in 2013, 2017, and 2018. She is married to American b-boy Victor Montalvo. Ukrainian athletes at the 2024 Olympic Games, National Olympic
Kateryna_Pavlenko_(breaker)
Type of hard candy
Nestlé's Willy Wonka Candy Company brand, were first introduced in 1976 by Breaker Confections and are named after the Everlasting Gobstoppers in Roald Dahl's
Gobstopper
American rapper and singer (born 1984)
Method Man, Kevin Gates, and Redman. Prof's most recent album Good Time Boy was released via Stophouse on June 26, 2026. The album includes collaborations
Prof_(rapper)
French actor (born 1973)
English-language films, with roles such as Captain Said in Three Kings (1999), Breaker in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Sameer in Wonder Woman (2017), and
Saïd_Taghmaoui
American author (born 1962)
Work Year & Award Category Result Ref. Deal Breaker 1996 Anthony Awards Paperback Original Won 1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award Paperback Original Shortlisted
Harlan_Coben
2006 American film
your clocks to reel time for a real record breaker". seattlepi.com. May 26, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2021. "Boy Culture". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. August
Boy_Culture
Japanese manga artist
II Bøy (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1992–1999) Bremen (Weekly Shōnen Jump, 2000–2001) Detective Dance (One-shot; Weekly Shōnen Jump, 2000) Sword Breaker (Weekly
Haruto_Umezawa
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
influential people in 2010, 2015, and 2019. Swift was one of the "Silence Breakers" that the magazine spotlighted as Person of the Year in 2017 for speaking
Taylor_Swift
American martial artist and actor (1940–2026)
take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black
Chuck_Norris
Tennis tournament
in straight sets. In the final match, Zverev won the first set in a tie-breaker, but Sinner would win the following three sets to win his second consecutive
2026_Wimbledon_Championships
New Zealand professional men's basketball team
Zealand Breakers (also known as the BNZ Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers are
New_Zealand_Breakers
American voice actor (born 1994)
Phantom Breaker: Omnia. Rocket Panda Games. Scene: Ending credits, 1:03:43 in, ENGLISH CAST. Mateo, Alex (September 16, 2021). "Phantom Breaker: Omnia
Alejandro_Saab
South Korean b-boy group
Gamblerz (Korean: 갬블러 크루), formerly known as Gambler, is a South Korean b-boy crew formed in 2002. They are best known for winning first place at Battle
Gamblerz
Acrobatic move
hard as possible while doing a jump. The breaker is prepared to put down the right hand. All of the breaker's weight shifts to the right arm, and he or
Flare_(acrobatic_move)
BREAKER BOY
BREAKER BOY
Surname or Lastname
English (northwest)
English (northwest) : unexplained. This name is also fairly frequent in Ireland, notably in Co. Monaghan and adjacent areas, where it has been recorded since the 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, a variant of Brook.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of several places in France called Beauvoir, for example in Manche, Somme, and Seine-Maritime, or from Belvoir in Leicestershire. All of these are named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’ + veïr, voir ‘to see’, i.e. a place with a fine view.English : nickname from Middle English bevere, Old English beofor ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal.Probably a translation of cognates of 2 in other languages, in particular Dutch Bever and German Bieber.Possibly a variant of Welsh Bevan.George Beaver, a Huguenot from Alsace, came to Philadelphia, PA, in 1744.
Boy/Male
English
Trumpeter.
Surname or Lastname
English (also Griever)
English (also Griever) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Graver.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Briscoe.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name from Yiddish brisker ‘native or inhabitant of brisk’ (see Brisk).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’. Compare Brewster.English (of Norman origin) : anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere), habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France.Translation of Dutch Brouwer, German Brauer or Breuer, etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Trumpet Player
Boy/Male
British, English
Brewer
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : unexplained.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Krieser, a variant of Grieser, of which this could also be an Americanized spelling.
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spellin
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spelling of German Brücher, a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp, from Middle High German bruoch ‘swamp’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Brooker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a seller of dairy products, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French creme ‘cream’ (Late Latin crama, apparently of Gaulish origin).Scottish and northern Irish : occupational name for a peddler, a cognate of German Krämer (see Kramer). Sir John Skene, in his De verborum significatione (‘On the Meaning of Words’, 1681), explains the term peddler as ‘ane mechand or cremer, quha beris ane pack or creame upon his back’.Americanized spelling of Krämer, Kramer, or Kremer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a clump of bushes or by a patch of bracken. Brake ‘thicket’ and brake ‘bracken’ were homonyms in Middle English. The first is from Old English bracu; the second is by folk etymology from northern Middle English braken, -en being taken as a plural ending. After the words had fallen together, their senses also became confused.North German : habitational name from any of several places so named, notably the town on the Weser, or a topographic name from Middle Low German brÄk ‘clearing’, ‘coppice’.Wilhelm Joseph Dietrich, Baron von Brake, of Hannover (Germany), is said to have settled in Nansemond, VA, about 1730. His son Johann Jacob (John) Brake was the progenitor of the VA and WV Brakes; another son, also named Jacob Brake, settled in Edgecombe Co., NC, in 1742, where he sired seven sons and two daughters.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Jamaican
Baker; Occupational Name Transferred to Surname and to a First Name; Pastry Maker
Boy/Male
English
Baker.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch, German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Dutch, German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a baker of bread, or brick and tiles, from backen ‘to bake’.English : occupational name for a maker or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from an agent derivative of Old English becca ‘mattock’.This name is recorded in Beverwijck in New Netherland in the mid 17th century, but it was also brought independently to North America by many other bearers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brach 2, the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from an agent derivative of German brechen ‘to break’, an occupational name for someone who crushed hemp or flax, or possibly a nickname for a lawbreaker.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name BERKER means "solid man."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, or an occupational name for a bridge keeper or toll collector on a bridge (see Bruck).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name, either from a Yiddishized form of Polish brukarz ‘paver’ or from an agent noun based on Yiddish bruk ‘pavement’.English : variant spelling of Brooker.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from an agent derivative of Middle High German brennen ‘to burn’, in various applications. Often it is an occupational name for a distiller of spirits; it may also refer to a charcoal or lime burner or to someone who cleared forests by burning.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a distiller, from German Brenner, literally ‘burner’ (see 1).English : metathesized variant of Berner 2 and 3.
BREAKER BOY
BREAKER BOY
BREAKER BOY
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n.
A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.
n.
A proof reader.
n.
A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now usually of silk.
n.
a rock breaker
v. t.
To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey.
v. t.
The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn.
n.
Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats.
n.
One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.
v. t.
To break completely; to break in pieces.
n.
One who, or that which, breaks.
v. t.
An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship.
n.
A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.
n.
One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.
n.
One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker.
n.
The fur of the beaver.
n.
A man in charge of a brake or brakes.
v. t.
An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation.
v. t.
To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.