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breeder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹiːdɚ/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
    • 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. 2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 137:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) 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.
  3. 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.
    • I was wondering if anyone out there could mail me a base for MIT's 'breeder' - the one with 8? puffer trains forming glider-guns. I've seen in in^([sic]) a few books but can't seem to get it working ... 1992 June 17, Bill Sharp, comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
    • I later implemented an improved version of the algorithms on an Atari STe, this time the goal was to run the breeder, which it did at 2 gen/sec at the stage when the first glider gun has been assembled. 2002 July 23, Owen Rees, “Wolfram and "general 2D simulators"”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
    • A glider-emitting breeder pattern can probably also be constructed in this rule, which would out-radiate any chaotic pattern by a considerable margin. 2008 May 31, Dave Greene, “Life: B37/S23 - A Chaotic Universe.”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet):
  4. (derogatory, slang) A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focused on the rearing of their own children.
    • The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders. 1729, Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal:
  5. (derogatory, humorous, qualifier:LGBTQ slang) A heterosexual person; one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding; straggot.
    • My father spoke in a quiet, measured voice that gradually increased in tempo and in volume, “Travis, suppose everyone at this table were gay except you, and I called you a trailer-trash breeder?” 2010, Walter Lape, Alaska Waters, The Hudson Press, →ISBN:
    • Hey, you try spending an evening with some back-slapping breeder from out of town, smoking cigars, and talking about pussy. 2000, “Now Approaching... The Line”, in Queer as Folk, spoken by Brian Kinney (Gale Harold):
    • “Hey… what does a breeder know?” Michael grinned. “Where did you learn that word?” […]“One of the guys at Perry's,” replied Brian. “He said that's what the faggots call us.” 1982, Armistead Maupin, Further Tales of the City, New York: Harper & Row, page 105:
    • Since the breeders started coming here, you can never tell who likes cock.
    • When visiting gay friends but wishing to avoid any heterosexual passersby or dinner guests of said friends, one can always call ahead and inquire, "Are there breeders in your home?" 1979 August 18, Don Shewey, “Gay Spirit”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 5, page 4:
    • What is this here natural/unnatural stuff, anyway? Seems like a rationalization to this breeder. 1984 August 27, Steve Upstill, “The Kiss of Death”, in net.motss (Usenet):
  6. 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.

Forms

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Deriveds

fast breeder · nonbreeder · cattlebreeder · weather breeder · horsebreeder · outbreeder · mouthbreeder · breedermobile · fast-breeder reactor · prebreeder · stockbreeder · breedership

Relateds

breeder reactor · pure-bred · brood · breeding · purebred · breed · brooding

Translations (55)

ca criador ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · es buga (heterosexual) · fi jalostaja ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · mr प्रजननकार ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · sv uppfödare ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · bg реактор-размножител (type of nuclear reactor) · fr éleveuse ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · hu szaporítóanyag-termesztő ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · pt criador ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · pl hodowca ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · bg селекционер ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · de Pflanzenzüchter ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · fi synnyttäjä (pattern in cellular automation) · pt criadora ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · mr पैदासकार ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · ms pembiak baka ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · cmn 繁殖癌 (slang, derogatory: person focussed on the rearing of their children) · fi hetsku (heterosexual) · gl criadora ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · fr éleveur ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · hu növénytermesztő ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · es criadora ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · ru бри́дер (type of nuclear reactor) · pt reprodutor (slang, derogatory: person focussed on the rearing of their children) · ru производи́тель (slang, derogatory: person focussed on the rearing of their children) · sv bridreaktor (type of nuclear reactor) · de Brutreaktor (type of nuclear reactor) · lv vaislenieks (slang, derogatory: person focussed on the rearing of their children) · el κτηνοτρόφος ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · fi hyötöreaktori (type of nuclear reactor) · ru селекционе́р ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · fi kasvattaja ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · es criador ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · fr hétéro (heterosexual) · de Züchterin ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · de Pflanzenzüchterin ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · de Tierzüchterin ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · gl criador ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · it autofertilizzante (type of nuclear reactor) · de Brüter (type of nuclear reactor) · de Hete (heterosexual) · de Tierzüchter ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · ro crescătoare ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · de Züchter ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · ru реа́ктор-размножи́тель (type of nuclear reactor) · pl hodowczyni ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · bg хетеросексуален (heterosexual) · sv hetero (heterosexual) · hu tenyészreaktor (type of nuclear reactor) · ro reproducător (slang, derogatory: person focussed on the rearing of their children) · sv brider (type of nuclear reactor) · hu állattenyésztő ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · ca criadora ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · hu tenyésztő ((professional) plant or animal breeder) · ro crescător ((professional) plant or animal breeder)