: one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism
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: a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel
called alsobreeder reactor
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For most breeders or pet owners, litters are temporary—a brief phase before the puppies are sent off to new homes.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 Much was made of the decision from Mott and Godolphin — Sovereignty’s breeder and owner — to have the horse skip the Preakness, which is the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown.—Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025 The first award was bestowed on New Zealand’s wool breeder Donald Burnett from the farm Mount Cook Station.—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 May 2025 Kaelin found breeders and owners to be deeply supportive of cat research even if the collection process was challenging.—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for breeder
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