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feeder

[ fee-der ]

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noun

a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.
a bin or boxlike device from which farm animals may eat, especially such a device designed to allow a number of chickens to feed simultaneously or to release a specific amount of feed at regular intervals.
a person or thing that takes food or nourishment.
a livestock animal that is fed an enriched diet to fatten it for market. Compare stocker ( def 2 ).
a person or device that feeds a machine, printing press, etc.
a tributary stream.
bird feeder.
feeder line.
feeder road.
Also Electricity. a conductor, or group of conductors, connecting primary equipment in an electric power system.
British. a baby's bib.
Theater Slang. straight man.

feeder

/ ˈfiːdə /

a person or thing that feeds or is fed
a child's feeding bottle or bib
agriculture a head of livestock being fattened for slaughter
a person or device that feeds the working material into a system or machine
a tributary channel, esp one that supplies a reservoir or canal with water
1. a road, service, etc, that links secondary areas to the main traffic network
2. ( as modifier )
  a feeder bus
1. a transmission line connecting an aerial to a transmitter or receiver
2. a power line for transmitting electrical power from a generating station to a distribution network

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Origin of feeder¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; feed, -er ¹

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