Meanings
- pluralplural of breezer
- pluralplural onlyPadded shorts worn as protective gear by ice hockey players.
Breezers are padded to offer extra midsection protection.
2014, Jeff Hawkins, Playing Pro Hockey, page 592 more examples
This comment indicates that for this player, the protective function of the breezers is secondary to their looks.
2001, Maura Beth Rosenthal, Body Culture of Women's Ice Hockey: A Participant Observation, page 106“My earliest memory is going to see them play the [Minnesota] North Stars one year, and they had those green breezers on,” Zach Parise,a first-round draft pick of the Devils in 2003 who eventually became the franchise's captain on October 5, 2011, said of New Jersey's pants at the time.
2012, Tim Sullivan, Battle on the Hudson
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