breeder

== English == === Etymology === From breed +‎ -er. Cognate with West Frisian brieder (“one who breeds, breeder”), Dutch broeier (“brooder, vagrant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹiːdɚ/ Rhymes: -iːdə(ɹ) Hyphenation: breed‧er === Noun === breeder (plural breeders) A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally). 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. (cellular automata) 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. (slang, derogatory) A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children. (LGBTQ slang, derogatory, humorous) A heterosexual person; one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding; straggot. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heterosexual 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === breeder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia breeder reactor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia breeder (cellular automaton) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “breeder n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === rebreed == Dutch == === Adjective === breeder obsolete spelling of breder == Scots == === Noun === breeder alternative form of brither === References === “brither, n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.