Advertisement
Advertisement
feeder
[fee-der]
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.
a person or device that feeds a machine, printing press, etc.
a tributary stream.
Electricity.Also a conductor, or group of conductors, connecting primary equipment in an electric power system.
British.a baby's bib.
Theater Slang.straight man.
adjective
being, functioning as, or serving as a feeder.
pertaining to livestock to be fattened for market.
feeder
/ ˈھːə /
noun
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
a road, service, etc, that links secondary areas to the main traffic network
( as modifier )
a feeder bus
a transmission line connecting an aerial to a transmitter or receiver
a power line for transmitting electrical power from a generating station to a distribution network
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The first students will graduate in 2026 when they will be offered apprenticeships or full-time employment with feeder companies in the Jewellery Quarter.
The bird feeders outside the kitchen had just been filled and a swarm of palm-sized birds ate the spilled seed.
For me, like when that cat was around in Brooklyn, I took the feeders down.
The boys club was established as a feeder team to the senior Celtic side in 1966 and the two clubs had close ties, sharing players, officials and premises.
From 14 April testing will begin on the PGA Tour's feeder circuits to impose stroke penalties on the slowest golfers.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse