BALL-BREAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ball-breaker mean? 

• BALL-BREAKER (noun)
  The noun BALL-BREAKER has 2 senses:

1. a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence

2. a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing

  Familiarity information: BALL-BREAKER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALL-BREAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A demanding woman who destroys men's confidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ball-breaker; ball-buster

Hypernyms ("ball-breaker" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ball-breaker; ball-buster

Context example:

Vietnam was a ball-breaker

Hypernyms ("ball-breaker" is a kind of...):

chore; job; task (a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee)