From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbreederbreed‧er /ˈbriːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable] BOHBsomeone who breeds animals or plants as a job a dog breeder
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breeder• The failure of animal breeders to produce a strain that can bias the gender of its offspring is glaring.• Small and large breeders have sprung up worldwide, anxious to cash in on escalating demand.• A special committee named the Juddmonte Farms operation leading breeder.• Rats, like rabbits, were notorious breeders.• A waterfall of begonias, of every colour known to the plant breeders of the 1960s, filled the conservatory.• Snake breeder Okan Guney says the birth of twelve emerald tree boas was the most important event in his life. pro.• The work aspect was never important - the breeders continued to concentrate on beef and the policy has since paid great dividends.• By planting a different, male-fertile strain among it, the breeders can collect hybrid seed. 