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breeder

breed·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bree-der]
    • /ˈbri dər/
    • /ˈbriː.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bree-der]
    • /ˈbri dər/

Definitions of breeder word

  • countable noun breeder Breeders are people who breed animals or plants. 3
  • noun breeder a person who breeds plants or animals 3
  • noun breeder something that reproduces, esp to excess 3
  • noun breeder an animal kept for breeding purposes 3
  • noun breeder a source or cause 3
  • noun breeder an animal or plant that produces offspring 3

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Origin of breeder

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; breed + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Breeder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

breeder popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

breeder usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for breeder

noun breeder

  • rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
  • peasant — a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
  • laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
  • producer — a person who produces.
  • grower — a person who grows something: He is a grower of flowers and vegetables.

Antonyms for breeder

noun breeder

  • pupil — the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
  • student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.

Top questions with breeder

  • how to become a dog breeder?
  • what is a breeder?

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