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feeder

Syllabification: (feed·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈfēdər/
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Definition of feeder

noun

  • 1a person or animal that eats a particular food or in a particular manner:a plankton feeder
  • 2a container filled with food for birds or mammals.
  • 3a person or thing that supplies something, in particular.
  • a device supplying material to a machine:the automatic sheet feeder holds up to 10 sheets of paper
  • a tributary stream.
  • [usually as modifier] a branch road or railroad line linking outlying districts with a main communication system.
  • a transmission line carrying electricity to a distribution point.
  • [usually as modifier] a school, sports team, etc., from which members move on to one more advanced:a feeder school for Florida State University

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