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

And that’s when the fun begins because a big part of an apple breeder’s job is tasting apples. —Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024

While California became the first state to ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from commercial breeders, only one other state (New York) followed suit. —Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024

Birdie had been a puppy mill breeder before coming to the shelter. —Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024

The only other research dog breeder according to current USDA inventories is Oak Hill Genetics based in Franklin County in Illinois, which housed about 800 mongrel hound dogs in July. —Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 28 Oct. 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