breeder n.
1. (US Und.) a master criminal [? they breed new crimes].
![]() | Green Ice (1988) 40: I’m interested in the breeders – the few who rope in the dumb ones, the weak ones. [Ibid.] 47: You were wise to the fact that when I got out of prison I was going to shove in on some big-time crime breeders. |
2. one who gives birth to (many) children.
![]() | Shadow of the Plantation 57: There is pride in large families. ‘Good breeders’ are regarded with admiration. | |
![]() | Good Housekeeping Jan. 103/1: She was about sixteen going on seventeen—and fated to be what the Crackers down our way call ‘a good breeder’ [DA]]. | |
![]() | Pineapple Street 155: ‘Vara, when I have a reason to discuss the sartorial choices of breeders I will do so. Now stop it’ . |
3. (US campus) one who is in a steady relationship.
![]() | Campus Sl. Mar. 2: breeder – one who is currently dating. |
4. (gay) a heterosexual, esp. one who favours child-rearing.
![]() | Kevin 114: ‘I have no intention of becoming—who do we call it—“a breeder”.’ [Ibid.] 161: ‘The beauty of gay life is its detachment. Let the breeders clean up their own mess’ [Simes:DLSS]. | |
![]() | Further Tales of the City (1984) 125: Hey . . . what does a breeder know? | |
![]() | Third Man Out 121: ‘I don’t think John trusted any straight people—‘breeders’ he called us [Simes:DLSS]. | |
![]() | Indep. Rev. 30 June 12: Abroad, a moustache is actually a sign of being a breeder. | |
![]() | Observer 31 Dec. 30: Setting yourself up to inflame the ‘breeders’, or ‘hets’, is only the flipside of craving approval. | |
![]() | Indep. 12 Nov. 18: Fancy a lot of breeders seeing past all that hanging around in Soho, comparing outfits [and] downing lagers. | |
![]() | Hostel Room 131 201: ‘Come on, I’m a goddamn homo, not a breeder like the rest of civilization’ [Simes:DLSS]. | |
![]() | slate.com 3 July 🌐 I support gay rights. I’m a “breeder.” Would you like me to end my support? Next time I get a fundraising pitch from a gay rights group should I just scrawl, ‘Breeder’ across the letter and send it back without a check? |
5. (gay) a married homosexual who produces children.
![]() | Rebecca’s Dict. of Queer Sl. 🌐 breeder — a derogatory term for a heterosexual, bisexual, or, rarely, any queer who wishes to have children. |
In compounds
(gay) semen.
![]() | Warriors & Lovers 53: [T]he searing, mind-shattering [...] triumphant cry of the male animal as he flushes his load of breeder-balm up into the guts of his own kind [Simes:DLSS]. |
(gay) the penis.
![]() | Cherry Boys (L.A.) Jan. 106/2: I let my nine inches of breeder-barrel cool [Simes:DLSS]. |