breacher
- noun
- /ˈbriːtʃər/
- Jargon
- That's the new breacher.
He was a sniper, he's a medic, he's a breacher.
- He was a sniper, he's a medic, he's a breacher.
Examples
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Tim Davies was the breacher, and Riner was the team leader.
Fiction book (2002) -
Like do you have breachers, snipers, communications guys, or is everybody?
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That was what I absolutely loved doing was explosives, explosive or its disposal breacher, breacher, RSO, you know, all lead breacher, you know, all these.
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The breacher used explosives to open the reinforced door during the raid.
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As the breacher approached the barricade, the other team members stood by, ready to enter.
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In tactical training, the breacher demonstrated how to effectively breach various types of obstacles.
Synonyms
A person or tool that tears things away forcefully
A worker who uses explosives to break rock or destroy buildings
A person or thing that forces its way into a place, often past barriers
A person who breaks things by hitting them hard, often on purpose
A machine or person that rips things into pieces
A person who illegally opens safes to steal things
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word breacher comes from breach, which means 'to open a gap' or 'break through', like when soldiers make a hole in a wall. That's why a breacher is a person or tool that makes an entry by 'breaking' barriers.