record-breaker
- noun
- /ˈrɛkərdˌbreɪkər/
- Usain Bolt is a legendary record-breaker, setting the fastest times in the 100-meter sprint.
So she is a record breaker in her own right.
- So she is a record breaker in her own right.
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But, hey, please help me welcome a great writer, a record breaker, and one very happening chick.
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USC was ranked #1 in the preseason because they have three record-breakers on their offense: Matt Barkley, Robert Woods, and Marquise Lee.
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So she is a record breaker in her own right.
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Our top 10 record breakers list is based on two factors:
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June was also a record-breaker for rain.
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This begs the question: which state was the biggest record-breaker in 2012?
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But he fumbled on what would have been the record-breaker with 2:46 left in regulation.
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Once again, Midwestern states make up the biggest record-breakers, and the top eight have all broken or tied at least three times as many records as would normally be expected.
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Alastair Galpin, the #2 world record breaker who competed in our event, recounts his innovative preparation for the event:
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The marathon runner became a record-breaker after finishing the race in under two hours.
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Etymology
The word record-breaker joins record, which here means 'best result', and break, which means 'to go past' or 'to break' the old mark. So, a record-breaker is a person or thing that beats the previous best.