feeder
['fidɚ]
n. 饲养者, 供者, 瓶

[] 器

[医] 喂食器

1. The little boy is a noisy feeder.
   孩吃西响声。
2. This plant is a gross feeder.
   植需。
3. The little boy is a noisy feeder.
   孩吃西响声。

feeder
[ noun ]

1. an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

<noun.animal>

2. someone who consumes food for nourishment

<noun.person>

3. a branch that flows into the main stream

<noun.object>

4. a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material

<noun.artifact>
the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock

5. an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds

<noun.artifact>

6. an animal that feeds on a particular source of food

<noun.animal>
a bark feeder
a mud feeder

Feeder \Feed"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies
nourishment; steward.

A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder.
--Goldsmith.

2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. ``The feeder
of my riots.'' --Shak.

3. One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed
or fattened.

With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder.
--Shak.

4. One who fattens cattle for slaughter.

5. 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.

6. A branch railroad, stage line, air route, or the like; a
side line which increases the business of the main line.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

7. (Mining)
(a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or
mineral vein. --Ure.
(b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.
--Raymond.

8. (Mach.) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or
leads along the material operated upon.

9. (Steam Engine) A device for supplying steam boilers with
water as needed.