feeder

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Synonyms: fender, feeler, seeder, needer, reeder, feder, feuder, feedee, weeder, heeder, felder

Antonyms: fender, feeler, seeder, needer, reeder, feder, feuder, feedee, weeder, heeder, felder

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Noun

1. One who [[feed]]s, or gives food to another.
2. One who [[feed]]s, or takes in food.
3. One who, or that which, {{l|en|feed#Verb|feeds}} material into something (especially a {{l|en|machine}}).
4. That which is used to [[feed]].
5. A [[tributary]] [[stream]], especially of a [[canal]].
6. A [[branch line]] of a [[railway]].
7. A [[transmission]] [[line]] that feeds the electricity for an [[electricity]] [[substation]], or for a [[transmitter]].
8. {{lb|en|education}} {{ellipsis of|en|feeder school}}.
9. {{lb|en|shipbuilding|navigation}} A [[feeder ship]].
10. {{lb|en|US|legal}} A [[judge]] whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the [[Supreme Court]].
11. {{lb|en|baseball|slang|archaic|1800s}} The [[pitcher]].
12. {{lb|en|video games|derogatory}} A player whose character is killed by the opposing player or team more than once, deliberately or through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side.

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