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What kind of person is "record-breaker"?

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Rebecca

A "record-breaker" is a person or thing that achieves a better result or higher level in some area than has ever been achieved before. Ex: Jane wanted to see if her 100m sprint time was a record-breaker. Ex: Harvey's fish outweighed the previous record-breaker by 10 pounds. Ex: The first episode of the final season of was a record-breaker for the series. Ex: Her recent album is proving to be a record-breaker.

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