Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BREED'ER, n.

1. The female that breeds or produces, whether human or other animal.
2. The person who educates or brings up; that which brings up. Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men. – Ascham.
3. That which produces. Time is the nurse and breeder of all good. – Shak.
4. One who raises a breed; one who takes care to raise a particular breed, or breeds, as of horses or cattle. – Temple.