breeder

CEFRC1

/ˈbɹiːdɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or animal that produces young.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A pattern that exhibits quadratic growth by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern.

Examples

  • Malnourished animals were taken away from the breeder.

  • Sami was a dog breeder.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ellipsis of breeder reactor, a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons.

  2. A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

  3. A 40-gallon fish tank, sometimes used to breed fish that is low in height and wide in length, typically measuring 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 16 inches high, making it and shallower than a typical 40-gallon aquarium.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is a dog breeder.

  • Since the breeders started coming here, you can never tell who likes cock.

  • Breeders have figured out that if they can take one haploid set of chromosomes from a cross and copy it (or double it creating a double haploid), they will have a pure line almost instantly.

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Origin

noun

From breed + -er. Cognate with West Frisian brieder (“one who breeds, breeder”), Dutch broeier (“brooder, vagrant”).