feeder
noun
1 feeder
An animal being fattened or suitable for fattening.
Roget 637:
provision,
supply;
grist,
grist for the mill;
subvention
etc.
(aid)
707;
resources
etc.
(means)
632;
groceries,
grocery.
providing
etc.
v.;
purveyance;
reinforcement,
reenforcement†;
commissariat.
provender
etc.
(food)
298;
ensilage;
viaticum.
caterer,
purveyor,
commissary,
quartermaster,
manciple†,
feeder,
batman,
victualer,
grocer,
comprador [Sp.],
restaurateur;
jackal,
pelican;
sutler
etc.
(merchant)
797†.
grocery shop,
grocery store.
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2 feeder
Someone who consumes food for nourishment.
synonym: eater.
Dutch: eter
Polish: zjadacz
3 feeder
4 feeder
A machine that automatically provides a supply of some material:
— The feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock.
synonym: self-feeder.
Polish: karmnik automatyczny, karmidło
5 feeder
6 feeder
An animal that feeds on a particular source of food.
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