feeler

English

Etymology

to feel + -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːlə(r)

Noun

feeler (plural feelers)

1. (literally) Someone or something that feels.
2. (anatomy) An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
3. (figuratively) Something ventured to test (an)other(s)' feelings, opinion, position.

Related terms

• put out feelers

Translations

someone or something that feels

• Dutch: voeler m, voelende m
• German: Fühler (de) m

• Russian: щуп (ru) (ščup) m (probe)

an antenna or appendage used to feel, as on an insect

• Bulgarian: антена (bg) (antena) f, пипалце (bg) (pipalce) n
• Czech: tykadlo (cs) n
• Danish: følehorn (da) n, føletråd (da) c
• Dutch: voelspriet, voeldraad, voelhoorn

• Finnish: tuntosarvi (fi)
• German: Fühler (de) m
• Hungarian: csáp (hu)
• Russian: усик (ru) (úsik) m (antenna), щупальце (ru) (ščúpalʹce) n (tentacle)

Something ventured to test other's feelings

• Bulgarian: намек (bg) (namek) m
• Danish: føler (da) c, prøveballon (da) c

• Dutch: proefballon (nl) m
• Swedish: försöksballong (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• French: capteur c ; tripoteur c; antenne c; brin c
• Icelandic: fálmari