feeder
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
feeders
plural
feeders
Britannica Dictionary definition of FEEDER
[count]
1
a
:
a device for supplying food to animals
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a wooden bird feeder
b
:
a person who supplies food for animals
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a pigeon feeder holding a bag of stale bread
2
:
a road, railway, etc., that connects to a larger road, railway, etc.
— often used before another noun
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a feeder road/route/line
3
:
a part that sends materials into a machine or system
4
:
a person or thing that eats or feeds in a specified way
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a messy feeder
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a gluttonous feeder
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plants that are heavy feeders
also
:
an animal that eats a specified kind of food
—
see also bottom feeder
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This species is a carrion feeder.
