breather

noun

1. Something or someone that breathes.
2. (specifically)Something or someone that breathes.

   “Most of us make sense of the world through talk and sight, and breathers represent that most anxiety provoking experience, nothingness with a hint of possibility.”

3. (colloquial)A short break; a rest or respite.

   “After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.”

   “I took a breather and decided not to ruin my life”

4. A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
5. (colloquial, dated)That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
6. An air inlet path to the crankcase