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breed⋅er

[bree-der]
–noun
1. an animal, plant, or person that produces offspring or reproduces.
2. a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes.
3. Also called breeder reactor. Energy. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile material is produced than is consumed.

Origin:
1525–35; breed + -er 1
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breed·er   (brē'dər)   
n.  
  1. A person who breeds animals or plants.

  2. An animal kept to produce offspring.

  3. Offensive Slang A heterosexual person.

  4. A source or cause: social injustice—a breeder of revolutions.

  5. A breeder reactor.

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Main Entry: breed·er
Function: noun
: one that breeds: as a : an animal or plant kept for propagation b : one engaged in thebreeding of a specified organism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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