breeder

noun

breed·​er ˈbrē-dər 

: one that breeds: such as

a

: an animal or plant kept for propagation

b

: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism

c

: a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel

called also breeder reactor

Examples of breeder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Times attempted to interview breeders across the country, including during a reporting trip to Midwest states. —Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024

Gardner had been volunteering both at the breeder and for several service-dog programs. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 11 Sep. 2024

Mark Sorrells, a wheat breeder at Cornell University, suspects the landraces harbor genes that could allow wheat to thrive with less nitrogen fertilizer. —Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 17 June 2024

Asked about prices, one famous chimp breeder named Connie Casey can produce the figure almost instantaneously: a baby chimp goes for sixty-five thousand dollars. —Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

breeder

noun

breed·​er

: one that breeds: as

a

: an animal or plant kept for propagation

b

: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism