breeder
[bree-der]
noun
an animal, plant, or person that produces offspring or reproduces.
a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes.
Also called breeder reactor. Energy. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile material is produced than is consumed.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used by gays to refer to a heterosexual.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used especially by child-free people to refer to a biological parent.
Origin of breeder
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Related Words for breeder
adviser, coach, professor, tutor, mentor, handler, breeder, producer, farmer, herdsman, herder, rancher, peasant, laborer, grower, lecturer, guide, demonstrator, agriculturist, shepherdExamples from the Web for breeder
Contemporary Examples of breeder
It would be nice to feel—as he put it the other day—that he had “a breeder” among his grandchildren.
Historical Examples of breeder
So you wish me to set up as a breeder of young horses, do you, Socrates?
The EconomistXenophon
This becomes a source of great annoyance and loss to the breeder.
Cattle and Cattle-breedersWilliam M'Combie
Slinking is one of the greatest pests to which a breeder is subjected.
Cattle and Cattle-breedersWilliam M'Combie
Great care, therefore, must be taken by the breeder when his calves are weaned.
Cattle and Cattle-breedersWilliam M'Combie
I have also been assured by a breeder that this is the case.
breeder
noun
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