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feeder

/ˈfidɚ/

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One who feeds, or gives food to another.

Examples :

"The mother bird was a diligent feeder, constantly bringing worms to her chicks in the nest. "

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One who feeds, or takes in food.

Examples :

"The baby bird opened its mouth wide, waiting for the feeder (its mother) to bring it a worm. "

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One who, or that which, feeds material into something.

Examples :

"The automatic paper feeder on the printer makes copying documents much faster. "

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That which is used to feed.

Examples :

"a bird feeder"

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A tributary stream, especially of a canal.

Examples :

"The small creek acted as a feeder, supplying the Erie Canal with fresh water. "

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A branch line of a railway.

Examples :

"The small town relied on the feeder to transport its agricultural goods to the main railway line. "

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A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.

Examples :

"The power outage affected the whole neighborhood because a major feeder to the local substation went down. "

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A feeder school.

Examples :

""Our local elementary school is a well-known feeder for the prestigious Northwood High School." "

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A feeder ship.

Examples :

"The cargo ship acted as a feeder for the smaller boats, delivering supplies to the remote island. "

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A judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court.

Examples :

"Professor Thompson is known as a feeder; many of his former clerks have gone on to clerk for Supreme Court justices. "

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(1800s) The pitcher.

Examples :

""Back in the old days of baseball, the feeder would lob the ball gently so the batter could practice their swing." "

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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.

Examples :

""Our team lost because Mark was a feeder, constantly getting eliminated by the other team and giving them easy points." "

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One who abets another.

Examples :

"The bully's feeder whispered lies to the teacher about Sarah, hoping to get her in trouble. "

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Examples :

"The lazy student was a feeder, copying all his homework from others and contributing nothing to group projects. "

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