BREEDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breeder mean? 

• BREEDER (noun)
  The noun BREEDER has 1 sense:

1. a person who breeds animals

  Familiarity information: BREEDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BREEDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who breeds animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

breeder; stock breeder

Hypernyms ("breeder" is a kind of...):

stock farmer; stock raiser; stockman (farmer who breed or raises livestock)

Derivation:

breed (cause to procreate (animals))

 Context examples 

Dominant breeders are typically absent for under two hours per year.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)

In modern times, breeders have concentrated on traits such as yield, shelf life, disease resistance and stress tolerance, traits that have been economically important to growers.

(Tomato Pan-Genome Makes Bringing Flavor Back Easier, Agricultural Research Service)

Nafovanny is the largest captive breeder and supplier of cynomolgus monkeys to the biomedical research community.

(Cynomolgus Maritius Monkey, NCI Thesaurus)

He took advantage of all that had been learned by the florists and cattle- breeders.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The finding points the way for plant breeders to develop trees that are tolerant of the disease.

(New way to identify disease-resistant genes in chocolate-producing trees, National Science Foundation)

Rice breeders can use these differences to create varieties that are less affected by greenhouse gas levels, he said.

(Planet-Warming Gases Make Some Food Less Nutritious, Study Says, Steve Baragona/VOA)

Researchers have now looked at the genomes of all seven watermelon species, creating a resource that could help plant breeders find wild watermelon genes that offer resistance to pests, diseases, drought and other hardships, and improve fruit quality.

(Harvesting genes to improve watermelons, National Science Foundation)

Dominants rarely tolerate rival breeders, and violently eject subordinates from the group if they feel threatened.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)

"Once we identify the resistance genes and their locations, we'll give that knowledge, along with molecular markers, to plant breeders."

(New way to identify disease-resistant genes in chocolate-producing trees, National Science Foundation)

A lucky few start their own group and become dominant breeders.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)