feeder
One who feeds, or gives food to anotherOne who feeds, or gives food to another.
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» There is a bird feeder in our backyard.
У нас на заднем дворе есть кормушка для птиц. — marafon
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46 sentencesMeaning
15 sensesThat which is used to feed.
bird feeder
One who feeds, or gives food to another.
One who feeds, or gives food to another.
The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
More meanings 12
One who feeds, or takes in food.
One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).
A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
A branch line of a railway.
A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
A feeder ship.
(US)A judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court.
Synonym of blower (“fissure from which firedamp issues”).
(archaic, slang)The pitcher.
- an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- a branch that flows into the main stream
- a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
Origin
From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er.From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er.
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Forms
plural: feedersSynonyms
8 synonyms- someone who consumes food for nourishment:eater
- a branch that flows into the main stream:tributaryconfluentaffluent
- a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material:self-feeder
- an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds:bird feederbirdfeeder
Word family
23 related wordsSee also
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