feeder

Definitions of feeder in various dictionaries:

noun - an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

noun - someone who consumes food for nourishment

noun - a branch that flows into the main stream

noun - a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material

noun - an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds

noun - an animal that feeds on a particular source of food

One that supplies food: a nation that is the feeder of millions in developing countries.

One that is fed, especially an animal that is being fattened for market.

A worker or device that feeds materials into a machine for further processing.

A tributary stream.

A branch line of a transport system, as of an airline or a railroad.

Any of the mediumvoltage lines used to distribute electric power from a substation to consumers or to smaller substations.

A transmission line between an antenna and a transmitter.

adj - to give food to [v FED, FEEDING, FEEDS] : FEEDABLE