breeder

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdə(r)

[edit] Noun

breeder (plural breeders)

1. A person who breeds plants or animals professionally.
2. (gay slang; derogatory) A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.
3. A type of nuclear reactor that creates material suitable for the production of atomic weapons. (See Wikipedia's article on fast breeder reactors.)
4. (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.

   Quotations:

   • 1729:"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." — Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal

   Usage note: This meaning is generally either an ironic usage (as in the Swift quotation) or an intentionally offensive usage (by implying that parenthood is the same as animal husbandry).

[edit] Derived terms

• stockbreeder

[edit] Related terms

• breed
• breeder reactor
• brood
• brooding

[edit] Translations

• Czech: chovatel m., šlechtitel m.
• Finnish: kasvattaja (1)
• Japanese: 育雛器 (いくすうき) (1, only animals)
• Vietnamese: người chăn nuôi (1)
• German: Züchter (1); Brüter, Brutreaktor (3)
• Portuguese: criador (1); reprodutor (4)