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record-breaker

record-breaker

2 3.6
A person or thing that beats a previous record
  • noun
  • /ˈrɛkərdˌbreɪkər/
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  • 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.

Examples

  • But, hey, please help me welcome a great writer, a record breaker, and one very happening chick.

  • 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.

  • 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.

How Successful

record-breaker
2 3.6
champion
600 2.4
contender
152 3.5
competitor
298 2.4
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

record-breaker = record + breaker (transparent) = record + break + er

Formed by the clear compound 'record' + 'breaker' (where 'breaker' = break + -er); the meaning 'one who breaks records' is directly inferable.

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.