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bredder

bredder noun: brother or bredrin; a close male friend or associate.

Noun

bredder (plural bredders)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English) brother or bredrin; a close male friend or associate.
    • The bredder was stabbing them bloodclaath Babylon, wid blood all over him face, an when I man made an effort, I got one lick in mi head, an I find the strength from Jah, mi a tell yo, an bring down mi piece of pipe on de likkle bloodclaath […]1985, Amon Saba Saakana, Blues Dance: A Novel, Zed Books
    • No, Suh, Bredder, da cornder ain' swag over none tall. Yet, Bredder, uh tink e swag ober leetle.2007, Fran Marscher, Remembering the Way It Was: More Stores from Hilton Head, Bluffton and Daufuskie, The History Press, →ISBN, page 100
    Synonyms:
    akhi, akh, bredrin, bredren, bruv, mate

Synonyms of bredder

Forms of bredder

pluralbredders

Origin of bredder

Combination of brethren/bredrin and brother, or simply bredrin + -er.

Questions about bredder

What does bredder mean?
Bredder means brother or bredrin; a close male friend or associate.
What part of speech is bredder?
Bredder is a noun.
What is the plural of bredder?
The plural of bredder is bredders.

Words near bredder in the dictionary

  1. Bredah
  2. Bredbo
  3. Bredbury
  4. bredda
  5. breddas
  6. bredder
  7. bredders
  8. breddest
  9. Breddin
  10. brede
  11. brede-stitch

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