Definition

Noun: A person or thing that surpasses a previously established highest or best achievement, especially in a competitive or measured field. Specifically, someone who breaks a record.

Usage

The term "record-breaker" is used to describe an individual, team, or entity that achieves a new record, typically in sports, sales, or other quantifiable areas. It emphasizes the act of exceeding a previous benchmark.

Examples

• The sprinter was hailed as a record-breaker after finishing the 100-meter dash in under 9.6 seconds.
• The company celebrated its new product as a record-breaker for first-day sales.
• She became a record-breaker by holding her breath for over 24 minutes.

Advanced Usage

• "To be/crown a record-breaker": To officially achieve or be declared a record-breaker.
  • With that jump, she was crowned a record-breaker.
• "Record-breaker of/in": Used to specify the field or category of the record.
  • He is a record-breaker in the field of endurance cycling.

Variants and Related Words

• Record-breaking (adj): Describing an achievement that breaks a record.
  • The athlete's record-breaking performance stunned the crowd.
• Record holder (n): A person who currently holds a record. (Note: A "record-breaker" becomes the new "record holder".)

Synonyms

• Trailblazer (in a broader, often non-quantifiable sense)
• Pacemaker
• Groundbreaker (emphasizes innovation more than a quantifiable record)

Idioms and Phrases

• To go down as a record-breaker: To be remembered in history for breaking a record.
  • His final marathon time will go down as that of a true record-breaker.

Noun

1. someone who breaks a record