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breeder

[bree-der] / ˈbri dər /


NOUN
grower
Synonyms




Example Sentences

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The malleability of the dog genome allows for enormous physical variety, she explained, meaning that breeders can push features to extremes—squashing snouts, piling on wrinkles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Powers told his wife, Dorrey, they were going pumpkin picking and surprised her instead with a trip to the breeder’s farm.

From Seattle Times

District Judge Jonathan Straw accepted evidence Emerson was "a broken man", suffering from ill health and whose reputation as a respected breeder was now "in tatters".

From BBC

Guo Bao, the male pangolin, and Run Hou Tang both came from the Taipei zoo, the leading breeder of the mammals that are hunted heavily for their scales and meat.

From Seattle Times

The other three breeders said they did not file police reports and were never paid.

From Washington Post