feeder
feeder is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. "The feeder of my riots." Shak.
- 2.One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened. With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder. Shak.
- 3.One who fattens cattle for slaughter.
- 4.A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.
- 5.A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.
- 6.(Mining) (a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein. Ure. (b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. Raymond.
- 7.(Mach.) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.
- 8.(Steam Engine) A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- against
- aid
- arm
- back
- batman
- beat
- cater
- caterer
- commissariat
- commissary
- comprador
- day
- due
- economy
- ensilage
- fall
- feed
- fill
- find
- food
- foot
- for
- forage
- furnish
- good
- grist
- grocer
- grocery
- hand
- have
- jackal
- keep
- lay
- make
- manciple
- merchant
- mill
- one
- pelican
- provender
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is feeder.
- What is one who furnishes incentives; an encourager. "The feeder of my riots." Shak called?
- What is one who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened. With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder. Shak called?
- What is a stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow called?
- What is a branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line called?
- What is (a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein. Ure. (b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. Raymond called?
- What is an auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon called?
- What is a device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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