feeder

feed·er

(fē′dər)

1. One that supplies food: a bird feeder on a window ledge.

a. One that eats in a specified manner. Used of an animal: a filter feeder; a bottom feeder.

b. One that consumes nutrients to a specified degree. Used of a plant: heavy feeders such as rhubarb or tomatoes.

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

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

5. Something that contributes to the operation, maintenance, or supply of something else, especially:

a. A tributary stream.

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

6. Any of the medium-voltage lines used to distribute electric power from a substation to consumers or to smaller substations.

7. A transmission line between an antenna and a transmitter.

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feeder

(ˈfiːdə)

1. a person or thing that feeds or is fed

2. a child's feeding bottle or bib

3. (Agriculture) agriculture chiefly US and Canadian a head of livestock being fattened for slaughter

4. (Mechanical Engineering) a person or device that feeds the working material into a system or machine

5. (Physical Geography) a tributary channel, esp one that supplies a reservoir or canal with water

6. (Civil Engineering)

a. a road, service, etc, that links secondary areas to the main traffic network

b. (as modifier): a feeder bus.

7. (Electronics)

a. a transmission line connecting an aerial to a transmitter or receiver

b. a power line for transmitting electrical power from a generating station to a distribution network

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feed•er

(ˈfi dər)

1. a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.

2. a bin or boxlike device from which farm animals may eat, esp. such a device allowing a number of chickens to feed simultaneously.

3. a person or thing that takes food or nourishment.

4. a person or device that feeds a machine.

5. a tributary stream.

a. a secondary road that feeds traffic to a major road.

b. a branch of a main transportation line, as of an airline or railroad.

7. an electric conductor, or group of conductors, connecting primary equipment in an electric power system.

[1350–1400]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	feeder - an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment
	2.	feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment eater consumer - a person who uses goods or services devourer - someone who eats greedily or voraciously diner - a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant) dunker - an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it; "he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in" glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trencherman - a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess gobbler - a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls luncher - someone who is eating lunch mouth - a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed" mycophage, mycophagist - a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) nosher, snacker - someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals omnivore - a person who eats all kinds of foods picknicker, picnicker - a person who is picnicking gorger, scoffer - someone who eats food rapidly and greedily vegetarian - eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
	3.	feeder - a branch that flows into the main stream confluent, tributary, affluent branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one
	4.	feeder - a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" self-feeder machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
	5.	feeder - an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds bird feeder, birdfeeder device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
	6.	feeder - an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder" animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Translations

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câble coaxialligne d’alimentation

feeder

[ˈfiːdəʳ]

A. N

2. (Aut, Rail) → ramal m

4. (Brit) (= bib) → babero m

5. (= device) (for birds etc) → comedero m

B. CPD feeder (primary) school N (Brit) escuela primaria que envía alumnos a un determinado colegio de enseñanza secundaria
feeder service N (US) → servicio m secundario (de transportes)

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feeder

[ˈfiːdə^r]

(also feeder school) école primaire d'où sont issus les élèves d'un collège donné

(= junior football club) → réservoir m

feeder

(= bottle) → Flasche f; (for birds) → Futterhalter m; (= net) → Futternetz nt; automatic feeder → Futterautomat m

(= eater) → Esser(in) m(f); the cow is a good feeder → die Kuh frisst gut; peonies are quite heavy feeders (= need water/plant food) → Pfingstrosen brauchen viel Wasser/Dünger

(= device supplying machine) → Zubringer m

(= contributory source) (= river) → Zu(bringer)fluss m; (= road) → Zubringer (→ straße f) m; (= air, bus, rail service) → Zubringerlinie f; (Elec) → Speiseleitung f, → Feeder m

attr → Zubringer-; feeder road → Zubringerstraße f; feeder pipe → Zuleitungsrohr nt; feeder line (Rail, Aviat) → Zubringerlinie f, → Zubringerstrecke f; feeder service → Zubringerdienst m

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feeder

[ˈfiːdəʳ] n

a. (baby, animal) → mangiatore/trice
a heavy feeder → un/a mangione/a

b. (road, rail) → secondario/a