Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who pays; a debtor.
- noun One who yields, permits, or suffers; one who surrenders, submits, or gives in.
- noun That which yields or supplies; specifically, a variety of some cropping plant: with a qualifying term, as good or poor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who yields.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone or something that
yields a crop or other product - noun Someone or something that
yields , orgives way
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who yields or surrenders
Etymologies
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Examples
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The euro came under selling pressure as a high-yielder, helped by reports that Ireland is more at risk from debt default.
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IT is ethanol from corn that has potential problems and a few even argue is not a net energy yielder.
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"The dollar is now generally looking like a low-yielder," says Alan Ruskin, international strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital.
Is U.S. Dollar 2008
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I second the comments on Celebrity-- wonderful flavor and a big yielder.
Weekend Herb Blogging #32 Time to Plant the Garden! Kalyn Denny 2006
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'Crimson' variety of lentil (Lens culinaris), now available to farmers in the U.S. This particular variety is derived from Egyptian germplasm and is particularly well adapted to low rainfall, an early bloomer, tall and upright in growth habit, and a good yielder.
3: Staple crops 1996
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Over the last five years, the triticale has been the highest or second highest yielder out of the 50 wheat varieties tested.
3 Triticale Today 1989
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This variety is a very heavy yielder, has good drought-resistant qualities, and withstands wind and weather so well that it may be said to be storm-proof.
Wheat Growing in Australia Australia. Dept. of External Affairs
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It is a fair yielder, as much as fifty pounds of nuts having been borne by eight or nine year old trees.
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The Maryland tree is a heavy yielder but of third quality.
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I am a modest man, sir, and hesitate to talk about myself even among friends; but since you all insist, there is nothing for me to do but yield as gracefully as I may -- and as a yielder I glitter in the front rank.
The Statesmen Snowbound Robert Fitzgerald
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