breeder
noun
breed·er ˈbrē-dər 
: one that breeds: such as
a
: an animal or plant kept for propagation
b
: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism
c
: a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel
called also breeder reactor
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Then a second Pembroke Welsh corgi named Jane was given by the breeder Thelma Gray a few years later. 
Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Controversial activist Shaun King is facing scrutiny after his political action committee reportedly paid over $40,000 to a California breeder for a guard dog. Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 3 Aug. 2022 Elsa Voss, an accomplished equestrienne, artist, and breeder of draft horses, was also the founder of the Humane Society of Harford County. Maryanna Skowronski, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022 Jaume Bernis, a breeder with 1,200 swine on his farm in northeast Spain, fears the war will further increase the pain his business is facing because of climate change and drought. The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022 Lavoie, 46, had also wanted a golden retriever but was struggling to find a breeder in the area. Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2021 As for the monkey breeder, a federal judge in Tampa on Wednesday ordered Jimmy Hammonds to pay a $90,000 fine to a fund operated by the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service. Mike Schneider, ajc, 9 June 2022 As for the monkey breeder, a federal judge in Tampa on Wednesday ordered Jimmy Hammonds to pay a $90,000 fine to a fund operated by the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service. Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2022 Aviagen, the other major chicken breeder, declined to comment. Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2021 See More
Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Controversial activist Shaun King is facing scrutiny after his political action committee reportedly paid over $40,000 to a California breeder for a guard dog. Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 3 Aug. 2022 Elsa Voss, an accomplished equestrienne, artist, and breeder of draft horses, was also the founder of the Humane Society of Harford County. Maryanna Skowronski, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022 Jaume Bernis, a breeder with 1,200 swine on his farm in northeast Spain, fears the war will further increase the pain his business is facing because of climate change and drought. The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022 Lavoie, 46, had also wanted a golden retriever but was struggling to find a breeder in the area. Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2021 As for the monkey breeder, a federal judge in Tampa on Wednesday ordered Jimmy Hammonds to pay a $90,000 fine to a fund operated by the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service. Mike Schneider, ajc, 9 June 2022 As for the monkey breeder, a federal judge in Tampa on Wednesday ordered Jimmy Hammonds to pay a $90,000 fine to a fund operated by the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service. Mike Schneider, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2022 Aviagen, the other major chicken breeder, declined to comment. Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, 29 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1531, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
breeder
noun
breed·er
: one that breeds: as
a
: an animal or plant kept for propagation
b
: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism