: 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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Allowing the retail sale of puppies from commercial dog breeders undermines those values.—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026 About 40 dogs were killed in an early morning house fire in Washington state, after flames engulfed a home owned by a man who claimed to be a dog breeder, officials said.—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026 The breeder kept setting delivery dates, and then cancelling.—Dave Lieber
jan. 18, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026 Plant breeder and geneticist Xingbo Wu is working with growers to develop vanilla as a viable crop in South Florida, a region with the perfect tropical climate for this vining orchid.—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for breeder