1. (

• feeder

) an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening ;

2. (

• eater ,
• feeder

) someone who consumes food for nourishment ;

3. (

• feeder ,
• tributary ,
• confluent ,
• affluent

) a branch that flows into the main stream ;

4. (

• self-feeder ,
• feeder

) a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" ;

5. (

• bird_feeder ,
• birdfeeder ,
• feeder ,

) an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds ;

6. (

• feeder ,

) an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder" ;