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breeder

[bree-der] / ˈbri dər /


NOUN
grower
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"There are no beauty contests for women in Turkmenistan but there are for horses," said Ashir, a 70-year-old breeder.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Her subsequent axolotls were purchased from a specialist breeder, making them more expensive, and she also cares for four rescued axolotls that were not been properly looked after by previous owners.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Except for the state-sponsored vaccinations, farmers have to carry the financial burden of the outbreak themselves, said cattle breeder Doane Kaizer, who has about 60 cows.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Humboldt seemed to have little chance after Terry Lovinger, a prominent California owner and breeder, spoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Mendel, as we shall see, was an instinctual gardener—a breeder of plants, a counter of seeds, an isolator of traits; Darwin was a garden digger—a classifier of plants, an organizer of specimens, a taxonomist.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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