brooder

American  

[broo-der] / ˈbru dər /

noun

1. a device or structure for the rearing of young chickens or other birds.

2. a person or animal that broods.

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brooder British  

/ ˈbruːdə /

noun

1. an enclosure or other structure, usually heated, used for rearing young chickens or other fowl

2. a person or thing that broods

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Etymology

Origin of brooder

First recorded in 1590–1600; brood + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance.

From Los Angeles Times

Abdel is more of a brooder, at least for a while — Benssalah has a clenched, melancholy watchfulness that holds your attention in the midst of all the noise — but eventually he starts yelling, too.

From New York Times

On a recent weekday, Ben White, manager of the coho salmon recovery program at Warm Springs, gazed into a tank boiling with frisky, 2-pound brooders used for spawning and sighed.

From Los Angeles Times

And she’s not much of a brooder these days, either.

From New York Times

It’s partly hearing his native Welsh accent, when we are used to his American dialects, but mainly that he usually plays brooders, Mason included.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• observer