Definition of feeder Feeder
/fiˈdɚ/ - [feeder] - feed•er
We found 27 definitions of feeder from 7 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: feeders |
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| feeder - a branch that flows into the main stream | ||
| tributary, confluent, affluent | ||
| distributary a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it | ||
| branch a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" | ||
| feeder - an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening | ||
| feeder - an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder" | ||
| feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment | ||
| eater | ||
| consumer a person who uses goods or services | ||
| devourer someone who eats greedily or voraciously | ||
| diner a restaurant that resembles a dining car | ||
| dunker an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) | ||
| gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman, glutton musteline mammal of northern Eurasia | ||
| gobbler a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls | ||
| luncher someone who is eating lunch | ||
| mouth the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" | ||
| mycophage, mycophagist a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) | ||
| nosher, snacker someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals | ||
| omnivore an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances | ||
| picknicker, picnicker a person who is picnicking | ||
| gorger, scoffer someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision | ||
| feeder - a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" | ||
| self-feeder | ||
| machine any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks | ||
| feeder - an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds | ||
| bird feeder, birdfeeder | ||
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Wiktionary 
- feeder (Noun)
That which feeds. - feeder (Noun)
That which is used to feed. - feeder (Noun)
A tributary stream, especially of a canal. - feeder (Noun)
A branch line of a railway. - feeder (Noun)
A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter. - feeder (Noun)
The pitcher. - feeder (Noun)
A player who is killed by the opposing player or team more than once through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- feeder (n.)
One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward. - feeder (n.)
One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. - feeder (n.)
One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened. - feeder (n.)
One who fattens cattle for slaughter. - feeder (n.)
A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow. - feeder (n.)
A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line. - feeder (n.)
A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein. - feeder (n.)
A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. - feeder (n.)
An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon. - feeder (n.)
A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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feeder
A lead in an electric central station distribution system, which lead runs from the station to some point in the district to supply current. It is not used for any side connections, but runs direct to the point where current is required, thus "feeding" the district directly. In the two wire system a feeder may be positive or negative; in the three wire system there is also a neutral feeder. Often the term feeder includes the group of two or of three parallel lines.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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feeder
A small river falling into a large one, or into a dock or float. Feeders, in pilot slang, are the passing spurts of rain which feed a gale.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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feeder
A spoon. To nab the feeder; to steal a spoon.
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🔤- feeder, noun, singular of feeders.
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