hatcher
hatcher — noun
1. a living creature, a person, or a machine that causes eggs to open so that the y
a living creature, a person, or a machine that causes eggs to open so that the young animals inside can come out
The farm's incubator is a reliable hatcher, producing over fifty healthy ducklings each month.
subject: machine (incubator) as hatcher
A broody hen is nature's best hatcher, sitting on her eggs day and night.
subject: animal (hen) as natural hatcher
After fifteen years at the hatchery, Hassan became the most careful hatcher in the region.
Camila bought an electric hatcher that holds forty quail eggs at a time.
- incubator
refers specifically to a machine, not a living creature
- brooder
a bird that hatches eggs, or a heated enclosure for young chicks; slightly more specific than hatcher
- broody hen
a hen that sits on eggs to hatch them; very specific to chickens
文法句型
a [adjective] hatcher
hatcher + of + noun
用法筆記
Most commonly refers to a bird or an incubator; when used for a person, it usually implies working in a hatchery.
常見錯誤
2. a person who creates new ideas, plans, or projects, especially ones that involve
a person who creates new ideas, plans, or projects, especially ones that involve cleverness or a degree of secrecy
Rania was the hatcher of the school's recycling programme, having planned every detail for months.
hatcher + of + noun phrase (school's recycling programme)
The police arrested the hatcher of the robbery scheme after finding his detailed notebooks.
Detectives questioned the main hatcher of the escape plot for three hours.
Sven was the quiet hatcher of the team's bold marketing campaign.
- originator
more neutral and common; can apply to any new idea, not just clever or secret ones
- architect
suggests careful design and structure; more formal
- deviser
emphasises the act of inventing or constructing a plan; slightly formal
- plotter
strongly negative; implies a dishonest or harmful scheme
文法句型
hatcher + of + noun (plan/scheme/idea)
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of' plus a noun phrase naming the plan or scheme (hatcher of a plot, hatcher of an idea). Often carries a slightly negative or conspiratorial tone, though it can be neutral.