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Feeder

/ˈfiː.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that supplies food or nourishment.

    "The farmer installed a new feeder to ensure the birds had enough seeds during winter."
  2. 2

    A device or mechanism that delivers food or other materials to a machine or system.

    "The printer's paper feeder jammed, causing a delay in the printing process."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'feeder' originates from the Old English 'fēdan', meaning 'to feed', combined with the agent suffix '-er', which denotes someone or something that performs an action. The term has evolved to refer to various contexts where feeding or supplying is involved, from animals to systems.

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