Library / English Dictionary

BREEDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who breeds animals

Synonyms:

breeder; stock breeder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("breeder" is a kind of...):

stock farmer; stock raiser; stockman (farmer who breed or raises livestock)

Derivation:

breed (cause to procreate (animals))

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 Context examples: 

Some social insects, such as bees, do have breeders with genetic profiles that delay ageing – but this has never been documented in our fellow mammals.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)

In many cooperative species, the dominant breeders live longest despite the wear-and-tear of leadership and reproduction.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)

It has even been suggested these breeders hold the secret of immunity to age-related diseases.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)

The researchers found that the DNA of dominant breeders actually shows signs of accelerated ageing – yet they still consistently outlive the non-breeding subordinates in the group.

(Breeder meerkats age faster, but their subordinates still die younger, University of Cambridge)