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breedbate

noun

Someone who causes quarrels; a quarreler

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Meanings

nounbreedbate (plural breedbates)

plural breedbates

obsoleterareSomeone who causes quarrels; a quarreler
No telltale nor no breedbate.
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

agitator beggar hoodlum hooligan instigator kindle-coal lout make-debate make-fray mischief-maker mite pot stirrer rantipole roly-poly ruffian scamp stirrer troublemaker

Origin

From breed + bate.

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APA

breedbate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breedbate

MLA

“breedbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breedbate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breedbate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breedbate.

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