"bredder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bredders [plural]
Etymology: Combination of brethren/bredrin and brother, or simply bredrin + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bredrin|er|id2=occupation}} bredrin + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bredder (plural bredders)
  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica and MLE) brother or bredrin; a close male friend or associate. Tags: Caribbean, Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English Categories (topical): Male people Synonyms: akhi, akh, bredrin, bredren, bruv, mate

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1985, Amon Saba Saakana, Blues Dance: A Novel, Zed Books:",
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          "ref": "2007, Dizzie Rascal, “Sirens”, in Maths + English:",
          "text": "We was on a robbing spree, I forgot to mention Clayton\nWas this bredder rolling with us, he was scared and it was blatant",
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