feeder

A2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈfidɚ/ UK /ˈfiːdə/ See IPA manual

Freq #24919

Meanings

1

noun
a container or device that supplies food to people or animals

We filled the bird feeder with sunflower seeds before the snow arrived.
2

noun
a person or animal that eats, especially in a specified way or from a specified source

As a teenager he was a hearty feeder but remained remarkably thin.
3

noun
a mechanism, route, or smaller system that supplies material, traffic, or power to a larger one

The printer's automatic feeder can hold fifty sheets of paper.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a container or device that... feeding device

2 noun · a person or animal that... eater

3 noun · a mechanism, route, or... supply mechanismfeed mechanism

Word family

Derived forms birdfeederself-feeder

Related forms feed hopper trough tributary

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Phrases (1)

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bird feeder
a container or device that makes food available to wild birds

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English feedere, an agent noun formed from feed + -er. Its meaning expanded from a person or animal that feeds to devices and subsidiary systems that supply something continuously.

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction

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# feeder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfidɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfiːdə/
**Frequency rank:** 24919

## Meanings
1. a container or device that supplies food to people or animals
2. a person or animal that eats, especially in a specified way or from a specified source
3. a mechanism, route, or smaller system that supplies material, traffic, or power to a larger one

## Examples
- We filled the bird feeder with sunflower seeds before the snow arrived.
- As a teenager he was a hearty feeder but remained remarkably thin.
- The printer's automatic feeder can hold fifty sheets of paper.

## Synonyms
- feeding device
- eater
- supply mechanism

## Derived Forms
- birdfeeder
- self-feeder

## Related Forms
- feed
- hopper
- trough
- tributary

## Etymology
From Middle English feedere, an agent noun formed from feed + -er. Its meaning expanded from a person or animal that feeds to devices and subsidiary systems that supply something continuously.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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