breather

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a short respite
noun air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

From breathe + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

Not even a 24-hour breather was granted to Commander Farragut. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne
I said to Miss White, who was taking a breather at the hall door. — Happy Days, A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne
The nurse takes the kid out ostensibly to get a breather, and they beat it down here. — My man Jeeves, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

breath, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time

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