Feeder

·noun One who fattens cattle for slaughter.

II. Feeder ·noun A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.

III. Feeder ·noun A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.

IV. Feeder ·noun A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.

V. Feeder ·noun One who furnishes incentives; an Encourager.

VI. Feeder ·noun One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.

VII. Feeder ·noun One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened.

VIII. Feeder ·noun An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.

IX. Feeder ·noun A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.

X. Feeder ·noun A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.