hatcher

About 0.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   I bought some chicks from a commercial hatcher.

2. noun 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.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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