nounπShareOne who feeds, or gives food to another."The mother bird was a diligent feeder, constantly bringing worms to her chicks in the nest. "animalpersonfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne who feeds, or takes in food."The baby bird opened its mouth wide, waiting for the feeder (its mother) to bring it a worm. "personfoodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne who, or that which, feeds material into something."The automatic paper feeder on the printer makes copying documents much faster. "machinepartprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThat which is used to feed."a bird feeder"utensilanimalbirdfoodplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tributary stream, especially of a canal."The small creek acted as a feeder, supplying the Erie Canal with fresh water. "geographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA branch line of a railway."The small town relied on the feeder to transport its agricultural goods to the main railway line. "vehicletechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter."The power outage affected the whole neighborhood because a major feeder to the local substation went down. "utilitytechnologyelectronicsenergymachinedevicetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA feeder school.""Our local elementary school is a well-known feeder for the prestigious Northwood High School." "educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA feeder ship."The cargo ship acted as a feeder for the smaller boats, delivering supplies to the remote island. "nauticalvehiclebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court."Professor Thompson is known as a feeder; many of his former clerks have gone on to clerk for Supreme Court justices. "lawgovernmentpoliticsjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(1800s) The pitcher.""Back in the old days of baseball, the feeder would lob the ball gently so the batter could practice their swing." "sportpositionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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.""Our team lost because Mark was a feeder, constantly getting eliminated by the other team and giving them easy points." "gameinternetcomputingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne who abets another."The bully's feeder whispered lies to the teacher about Sarah, hoping to get her in trouble. "personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA parasite."The lazy student was a feeder, copying all his homework from others and contributing nothing to group projects. "organismbiologyanimalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading