Breed"er (&?;), n. 1. One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc.

She was a great breeder.
Dr. A. Carlyle.

Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men.
Ascham.

2. A cause. "The breeder of my sorrow." Shak.

• A person who breeds animals professionally
  
• (gay slang; derogatory) A heterosexual; i.e. one whose sexual intercourse can lead to breeding
  
• A type of nuclear reactor that creates material suitable for the production of atomic weapons. (See Wikipedia's article on fast breeder reactors.)
  
• (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
       Quotations:
       *1729:"The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders." — Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal
       Usage note: This meaning is generally either an ironic usage (as in the Swift quotation) or an intentionally offensive usage (by implying that parenthood is the same as animal husbandry).