feeder

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːdə(r)

Etymology

feed + -er

Noun

feeder (plural feeders)

1. That which feeds.
2. That which is used to feed.

   Example: a bird feeder

3. A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
4. A branch line of a railway
5. A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
6. (baseball, slang, archaic, 1800s) The pitcher.
7. (video games, derogatory) A player who is killed by the opposing player or team more than once through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side.

   Stop feeding! You feeder.

Derived terms

• bottom feeder
• feeder cattle
• feeder fish
• feederism

Translations

that which feeds

Finnish: syötin (fi) (device), syöttäjä (fi) (person)

that which is used to feed

Finnish: syötin (fi) (active device), syöttöpaikka (fi) (passive device)

tributray stream

Finnish: sivujoki (fi)

railway branch line

Finnish: sivuraide (fi)

transmission line

Finnish: syöttöjohto (fi)

baseball:pitcher — see pitcher

Anagrams

• reefed
• refeed

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Manx

Etymology

fee +‎ -der (compare Scottish Gaelic figheadair)

Noun

feeder m. (genitive feeder, plural feederyn)

1. spider
2. weaver

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feeder	eeder	veeder
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Synonyms

• doo-oallee