feeder
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -iːdə(r)
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
feeder (plural feeders)
- That which feeds.
- That which is used to feed.
- a bird feeder
- A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
- A branch line of a railway
- A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
- (baseball, slang, archaic, 1800s) The pitcher.
- (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 [edit]
Translations [edit]
that which is used to feed
transmission line
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baseball:pitcher — see pitcher
Anagrams [edit]
Manx [edit]
Etymology [edit]
fee + -der (compare Scottish Gaelic figheadair)
Noun [edit]
feeder m (genitive feeder, plural feederyn)
Mutation [edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feeder | eeder | veeder |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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