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Rearer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, rears.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Fowl was found to be infected in 12 poultry-farms; occupational ornithosis was present among the bird-rearers.
  • (2) The number of bullfights across the country has fallen 46% in five years, and many bull rearers are cutting their losses and sending their herds to the abattoir.
  • (3) Child rearers are more likely to become pregnant again sooner and to resolve subsequent pregnancies by abortion.
  • (4) Further, relinquishers are more likely to delay marriage, to be employed six and 12 months after the birth and to live in higher income households than are child rearers.
  • (5) Overall, both groups indicated very high levels of satisfaction with their decision to relinquish or to rear, although relinquishers were slightly less satisfied with their decision than were child rearers.
  • (6) Rats that were dark-reared from birth and then exposed to a lighted environment for 24 hr during a certain critical period that extends from eye-opening (13 days) until approximately 35 days, displayed a significant increase in visual cortex tubulin rats that were brought into the light later than 35 days showed no significant increase in tubulin synthesis when compared with their continuously dark-rearer controls.
  • (7) Photograph: BBC John, cherished elder son and rearer of Gloucester Old Spots, began to unravel in 1998.
  • (8) These findings on partner responsibility for contraception may reflect the cultural definition of women as rearers of children.
  • (9) The study sample consisted of 123 child rearers and 146 relinquishers who had attended a pregnancy-counseling program affiliated with a large adoption agency that practices open adoption.
  • (10) The hand-rearing techniques described here encouraged the formation of an infant-human rearer bond that permitted us to control the level of expressed aggressive behavior as the infant matured.
  • (11) Inclusion of iron-treated CSM in the rearer diet to supply approximately 70% of the dietary protein had no adverse effects on growth or age at first egg.
  • (12) Abdominal typhus is all the rearer disease among acute infectious diseases in Vojvodina.

Wearer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.
  • (n.) That which wastes or diminishes.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Neither did the degree of dysfunction in complete denture wearers vary with the condition of their prostheses.
  • (2) The measurement is used to control a sensory feedback device applied to the surface of the skin within the socket of the prosthesis informing the wearer of the strength of grip exerted.
  • (3) The amount he is being paid for three short columns a week would “only get you sandal wearers all upset” if revealed, he says.
  • (4) The study showed surprising results: in the majority of cases, the helmet does not protect the wearer, but instead intensifies the damage caused by the bullet.
  • (5) It renders images on a split screen to simulate a stereoscopic view for the wearer, much like 3D TVs and 3D spectacles in cinemas.
  • (6) No differences in taste thresholds were found between denture wearers and subjects with natural dentition.
  • (7) Bacterial contamination of lens care systems is well known as a potential cause of keratitis in contact lens wearers.
  • (8) A young female contact lens wearer presented with a long history of painful central corneal ulcer.
  • (9) 380 patients, aged 19-41, 60% of whom were wearers of Gravigard, and 40% wearers of Copper T, were observed for a total of 5000 woman cycles.
  • (10) 244 denture wearers claimed they were satisfied although only 11 dentures could be rated 'good' and 67% of complete dentures were 'poor'.
  • (11) The PHAP has been evaluated using groups consisting mainly of elderly hearing aid wearers having mild to moderate hearing impairments.
  • (12) Controversy exists as to whether patients who are asymptomatic, long term PMMA contact lens wearers demonstrating an acceptable clinical ocular response should be routinely refit into hard gas permeable lenses.
  • (13) One-half of a population of wearers with similar protection would be expected to experience long-term average workplace protection factors in excess of 44 and one-half below that value.
  • (14) Studies of extended-wear and daily-wear contact lens patients strongly suggest that extended-wear patients face a greater risk of ulcerative keratitis than other cosmetic contact lens wearers.
  • (15) The black and Latino communities have been gelling down baby hairs – the shorter, softer hairs on the hairline – for decades, but the styling technique was filed by the fashion world under “ghetto” until its wearers were white.
  • (16) Sometimes these slogans proclaim the wearer's enjoyment of football ("Keep calm and play football!")
  • (17) Endometrial biopsies were performed in asymptomatic IUD wearers on specific days of the menstrual cycle, and the histologic features were compared to those expected for the day of the cycle.
  • (18) Twelve of 16 dissatisified bifocal contact lens wearers (75%) were successfully fit with the Tangent Streak trifocal.
  • (19) It was hypothesized that nonseat-belt wearers were more likely to be externally oriented than seat-belt wearers but this was not confirmed.
  • (20) The study has revealed that candida infection and poor denture cleanliness are very common in elderly denture wearers.

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