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ball-breaker

ball-breaker noun: a person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.

Noun

ball-breaker (plural ball-breakers)

  1. (US, idiomatic, vulgar) A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
    • My slave-driving boss expects me to work over the weekend. What a ball-breaker!

Synonyms of ball-breaker

Forms of ball-breaker

pluralball-breakers
alternative formballbreaker

Origin of ball-breaker

From ball + breaker.

Questions about ball-breaker

What does ball-breaker mean?
Ball-breaker means a person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
What part of speech is ball-breaker?
Ball-breaker is a noun.
What is the plural of ball-breaker?
The plural of ball-breaker is ball-breakers.

Words near ball-breaker in the dictionary

  1. ball-and-pillow structure
  2. ball-and-socket joint
  3. ball-and-socket joints
  4. ball-and-stick model
  5. ball-and-stick models
  6. ball-breaker
  7. ball-breakers
  8. ball-bust
  9. ball-busted
  10. ball-buster
  11. ball-busters

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