breeder
noun
Simple meaning
A 40-gallon fish tank, sometimes used to breed fish that is low in height and wide in length.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹidɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
A 40-gallon fish tank, sometimes used to breed fish that is low in height and wide in length, typically measuring 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 16 inches high, making it and shallower than a typical 40-gallon aquarium.
A nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).
Used this way, breeder is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use breeder
- “The dog breeder showed off the new litter of adorable puppies.”noun
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