variants or less commonly birdfeeder or bird-feeder
plural bird feeders also birdfeeders
: a device or apparatus for supplying food to birds
especially : one that is designed to be used outdoors in order to attract wild birds

Examples of bird feeder in a Sentence

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Many of our friends and neighbors have bird feeders or scatter seeds for them. Joan Morris, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 Hill encourages customers who want to avoid maintaining a bird feeder to purchase a birdbath instead. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 May 2025 Our favorite bird feeder is the Birdfy from security company Netvue. Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025 On April 5, two large bears in Castle Pines were spotted climbing a homeowner's deck for a bite from some bird feeders. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bird feeder

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bird feeder was in 1829

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“Bird feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bird%20feeder. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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