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feeder

noun, feed·er often attributive \ˈfē-dər\

: a device for supplying food to animals

: a person who supplies food for animals

: a road, railway, etc., that connects to a larger road, railway, etc.

Full Definition of FEEDER

: one that feeds: as

a : one that fattens livestock for slaughter

b : a device or apparatus for supplying food

: one that eats or takes nourishment; especially : an animal being fattened or one suitable for fattening

a : one that supplies, replenishes, or connects

b : tributary 2

c : a heavy wire conductor supplying electricity at some point of an electric distribution system (as from a substation)

d : branch; especially : a branch transportation line

e : a road that provides access to a major artery

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First Known Use of FEEDER

14th century

Related to FEEDER

Synonyms: affluent, bayou, branch, confluent, tributary, influent

Antonyms: distributary, effluent

Rhymes with FEEDER

beader, bleeder, breeder, cedar, ceder, kneader, leader, pleader, reader, seeder, speeder, weeder

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