Hatcher

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who hatches, such as a chicken farmer.

    "I bought some chicks from a commercial hatcher."

  2. 2
    Something that hatches, such as a bird or the egg from which it hatches.

    "Incubators must be carefully monitored so that hatchers and nonhatchers may both be further handled promptly."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.

Synonyms

All synonyms
hatchling

Example

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"I bought some chicks from a commercial hatcher."

Etymology

From hatch + -er.

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