feeder (n.)

  1. an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

  2. someone who consumes food for nourishment

    [ Syn: eater ]

  3. a branch that flows into the main stream

    [ Syn: tributary , confluent , affluent ]

  4. a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock

    [ Syn: self-feeder ]

  5. an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds

    [ Syn: bird feeder , birdfeeder ]

  6. an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; a bark feeder; a mud feeder'

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