English Explanatory Dictionary

feeder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who feeds, or gives food to another.
  2. The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
  3. One who feeds, or takes in food.
  4. One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).
  5. That which is used to feed.
  6. A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
  7. A branch line of a railway.
  8. A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
  9. Ellipsis of feeder school.
  10. A feeder ship.
  11. A judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court.
  12. The pitcher.

Pronunciation

/ˈfidɚ/ En-au-feeder.ogg

Word forms

feeder feeders

Etymology

From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er.

Synonyms

blower

Derived words

barfeeder birdfeeder boobfeeder bottlefeeder bottom feeder breastfeeder feeder cattle feeder fish feeder fund feeder head feederism feeder line feederliner feeder reservoir feeder school feeder station filter feeder fluid feeder foul feeder nonfeeder overfeeder snake feeder underfeeder wedge-feeder

Translations

Finnish: syötin Finnish: syöttäjä
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