feeder Synonyms
Another word for feeder
• noun (Context 1)
A container, trough, or device designed to supply food or water to birds, livestock, or other animals.
"We hung a glass hummingbird trough outside the kitchen window to attract wildlife."
• noun (Context 2)
A person or animal that eats in a specified manner, or a person who feeds someone or something else.
"The crab is a bottom eater that scavenges for organic matter along the ocean floor."
• noun (Context 3)
A tributary stream, secondary road, local airline, or subordinate institution that supplies water, traffic, or recruits to a larger main system.
"The local community college serves as a primary tributary for the state university system."
• noun (Context 4)
A mechanical component that automatically supplies raw material, paper, or parts into a machine for processing, or a main electrical transmission line.
"The office printer jammed because too many sheets were loaded into the automatic document hopper."