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breeder

/ˈbɹidə/BREE-dur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈbɹidɚ/BREE-dur

Meaningone who breeds

Common meaning: a person who raises animals or plants

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Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbredansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbredensource
  3. Englishbreed‘to produce young’
  4. Englishformed in English from breedbreeder‘a person who raises animals or plants’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from breed + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BREED, p.76 · scan

Source words

  • bredan Old English · source word “nourishing, cherishing”

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