breeder

«breeder» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who keeps animals or plants so they can have… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a breeder, breeders)

meaning for a pupil

1) A breeder is a person who keeps animals or plants so they can have young or grow new plants, often to sell them. tree →

2) A breeder can be an animal or plant that has young. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, families sometimes buy puppies, kittens or rabbits from a breeder, and are told to choose a responsible breeder or adopt from a shelter. In science lessons about inheritance and evolution, breeders choose parents with features they want, like fast horses or big tomatoes; this is called selective breeding. Phrases: «dog breeder», «a good breeder», «plant breeder».

examples

• We got our puppy from a breeder. tree →
• A good breeder lets you meet the puppy's mother. tree →
• The breeder keeps horses on a farm. tree →
• Plant breeders made sweeter strawberries. tree →
• Choose a responsible breeder or adopt from a shelter. tree →
• The breeder sold six kittens. tree →
• The cat breeder showed us the kittens' parents. tree →
• Breeders choose the best animals to have young. tree →
• The eel-breeder was a witty fellow, a merry guest, and brought a measure of brandy with him. tree →

note

Countable: a breeder, breeders. From «breed» (verb) + -er. Related: «breed» as a noun means a type of animal, like «a breed of dog». Selective breeding is done by people; natural selection happens in nature.

In the corpora

• Later breeders chose odd shapes too, such as bubble eyes and double tails.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «breeder» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.