feeder

noun
/ˈfidɚ/

One who feeds, or gives food to another.

Other meanings

The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
One who feeds, or takes in food.

A kind of

animal

Example sentences

“There's a squirrel stuck in the bird feeder.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“There's a male cardinal at the bird feeder.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "feedere".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “feeder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.