breeder

IPA: brˈidɝ

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
(cellular automata) A pattern that exhibits quadratic growth by generating multiple copies of a secondary pattern, each of which then generates multiple copies of a tertiary pattern.
(slang, derogatory) A person who has had or who is capable of having children; a person who is focussed on the rearing of their own children.
(gay slang, derogatory) A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding.
Ellipsis of breeder reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that creates more fissile material than it consumes, often used for the production of atomic weapons. [A nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.]

Examples of "breeder" in Sentences

The breeder is only exploiting the natural process.
I called the breeder and brianstormed with her on where to go next.
It could help convince a jury that a suspected breeder is supplying dog-fighting rings across the country.
If "breeder" is a pejorative for heteros, then those "herd-thinners" who hunt the whole deer could simply be called "consumers."
The breeder is also up to his ears with requests and cannot cater to everyone, so if you have a green turtle, consider yourself one of the lucky ones.
Yet the renowned plant breeder is quick to mention that he began his career, in the 1930s, in forestry, and that forest conservation has never been far from his thoughts.
The British hope thus to make available enough nuclear fuel in breeder type reactors which will also produce useful power at or near competitive costs, to make up for their estimated deficiency in coal.
We have an enormous amount of uranium already mined and available to turn into plutonium in breeder reactors, but are not doing that because it would provide an incentive to not-nice countries to make nuclear weapons.
Camel beauty contests have become so popular in Saudi Arabia, that a popular cleric had to issue a decree against them (reason to follow) "It's just like judging a beautiful girl," said Fowzan al-Madr, a camel breeder from the Kharj region southeast of Riyadh.