Definitions for feeder

Overview of noun feeder

The noun feeder has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) feeder

(an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)

2. eater, feeder

(someone who consumes food for nourishment)

3. feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent

(a branch that flows into the main stream)

4. self-feeder, feeder

(a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock")

5. bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder

(an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds)

6. feeder

(an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder")