breeder

[ bree-der ]

/ ˈbri dər /

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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: Sometimes Offensive. a term used by gay people to refer to a heterosexual person.

Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used especially by child-free people to refer to a biological parent.

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Origin of breeder

First recorded in 1525–35; breed + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM breeder

non·breed·er, noun

Words nearby breeder

breechless, breechloader, breechloading, breech presentation, breed, breeder, breeder reactor, breeding, breeding ground, breed of cat, Breed's Hill

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How to use breeder in a sentence

Of course, not every at-home animal breeder shoots to make a profit off this.
The Weird Underground World of Urban Animal Husbandry|Dale Eisinger|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mini ponies go for a cool $4,000 if purchased from a specialist breeder.
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The miniature-pony breeder from Australia attributes her love of the series to one particular heroine.
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The landowner and racehorse breeder and his artist wife, Gemma, are close friends of the Middleton family.
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It would be nice to feel—as he put it the other day—that he had “a breeder” among his grandchildren.
When Did "Married Without Children" Become Gauche?|Rachel Shukert|November 15, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The Reformation reduced woman to the position of a mere breeder of children.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
The work is equally valuable to the farmer who keeps but few pigs, and to the breeder on an extensive scale.
The Peanut Plant|B. W. Jones
Not only this, she is the brooder and breeder of all primitive doctrines, the conceiver and the mother of all human creeds.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value|Arthur Glyn Leonard
Without acknowledge of an animal's points, it is in vain that the breeder can hope for improvement.
A Treatise on Sheep:|Ambrose Blacklock
A day as hot and still as this one was a regular weather breeder; there ought to be rain before night.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for breeder

breeder

/ (ˈbriːdə) /

noun

a person who breeds plants or animals

something that reproduces, esp to excessrabbits are persistent breeders

an animal kept for breeding purposes

a source or causea breeder of discontent

short for breeder reactor

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