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feeder

noun

Simple meaning

Someone who consumes food for nourishment.

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ˈfidɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. One who feeds, or gives food to another.

  2. Someone who consumes food for nourishment

  3. One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).

  4. That which is used to feed.

  5. A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.

  6. A tributary stream, especially of a canal.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Formality
Technical

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  • “The feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock.”noun

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Inflected forms

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  • feedverbBase word

    Provide as food.

Compound terms

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  • feeder linenounCompound term

    A branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline).

  • bottom feedernounCompound term

    An opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others.

  • self-feedernounCompound term

    A machine that automatically provides a supply of some material.

  • bird feedernounCompound term

    An outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds.

  • snake feedernounCompound term

    Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest.

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