feeder

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feed·er / ˈfēdər/ • n. 1. a person or animal that eats a particular food or in a particular manner: a plankton feeder.2. a container filled with food for birds or mammals.3. a person or thing that supplies something, in particular: ∎  a device supplying material to a machine: the automatic sheet feeder holds 10 sheets of paper. ∎  a tributary stream. ∎  [usu. as adj.] a branch road or railroad line linking outlying districts with a main communication system. ∎  a transmission line carrying electricity to a distribution point. ∎  [usu. as adj.] a school, sports team, etc., from which members move on to one more advanced: a feeder school for Florida State University.

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