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English noun: feeder | |||
| 1. | feeder (animal) an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domestic animal, domesticated animal | ||
| 2. | feeder (person) someone who consumes food for nourishment | ||
| Synonyms | eater | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consumer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | devourer, diner, dunker, glutton, gobbler, gorger, gourmand, gourmandizer, luncher, mouth, mycophage, mycophagist, nosher, omnivore, picknicker, picnicker, scoffer, snacker, trencherman, vegetarian | ||
| 3. | feeder (object) a branch that flows into the main stream | ||
| Synonyms | affluent, confluent, tributary | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | branch | ||
| Antonyms | distributary | ||
| 4. | feeder (artifact) a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material | ||
| Samples | The feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock. | ||
| Synonyms | self-feeder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | machine | ||
| 5. | feeder (artifact) an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds | ||
| Synonyms | bird feeder, birdfeeder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| 6. | feeder (animal) an animal that feeds on a particular source of food | ||
| Samples | A bark feeder. A mud feeder. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
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