Feeder - Definition

n 1: an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
2: someone who consumes food for nourishment [syn: eater,
feeder]
3: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder,
tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary]
4: a machine that automatically provides a supply of some
material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the
livestock" [syn: self-feeder, feeder]
5: an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds [syn:
bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder]
6: an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark
feeder"; "a mud feeder"