: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism
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: a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel
called alsobreeder reactor
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The green parakeet has proven to be a prolific breeder, producing multiple offspring each year.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025 Cassidy was married three times: first to actress Kay Lenz in 1977 and then to horse breeder Meryl Tanz in 1984.—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 As a dog breeder, April Brown, 38, from Citronelle, Alabama knows the telltale signs of pregnancy in a dog by now.—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025 Modern breeders have focused not just on leaf color, but on traits including leaf size and shape.—Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for breeder
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