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breeder

[bree-der] / ˈbri dər /


NOUN
grower
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The newspaper describes her as a "dog breeder and horse lover" who ran Croft Farm, a boarding kennels in the village Thorpe in Balne.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"People dream every year to have this piece of paper and the rosetta... it's something very special," Italian breeder and handler Mattia Fasso, 29, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Howard Dill, a Canadian pumpkin breeder, crossed and then certified the Dill’s Atlantic Giant pumpkin variety about 40 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Brooke Knowles knew she wanted the black puppy posted on the Facebook page of a self-described home breeder of Coton De Tulears.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

After spending a petless year with only one child still living at home, my parents visited a breeder and returned with a Great Dane they named Melina.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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