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Definition of feeder
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Synonyms
affluent, bayou, branch, confluent, influent, tributary
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The Duchess of Cambridge held an engagement at a community garden in Islington, England to make bird feeders and cooked pizza with primary school students, today. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Child Asked Kate Middleton If The Queen Eats Pizza and Her Reaction Was Perfect," 15 Jan. 2019 District 2 is a top feeder, and under the mayor’s plan, hundreds of its students would lose spots, by city data. — Leslie Brody, WSJ, "Parents at Packed Meeting Oppose Proposal to Change Admissions at City’s Elite Public High Schools," 4 Dec. 2018 Plant in a Large Container Ginger is a heavy feeder and an even heavier drinker that needs a lot of room to grow. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018 And the feeder system that sends the league players isn’t helping. — Laura Mcgann, Vox, "Urban Meyer and Ohio State care more about a game than victims of domestic violence," 31 Aug. 2018 Your sugar water feeders will help keep them fed this fall, but there are also some plants that are especially good nectar sources. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, "The plants that will attract fall hummingbirds, butterflies," 13 July 2018 The Tomcat club, a feeder program for East Aurora High School, is also anticipating hosting a girls state championship in East Aurora in the coming year, Zepeda said. — Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, "'Ten years ago, you'd never dream of doing this': Girls wrestling gaining popularity," 11 July 2018 Robert was a fixture in his yard, always filling his bird feeders. — Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, "‘She was going through a lot of pain, a lot of suffering’," 26 June 2018 Alligators are opportunistic feeders that will eat what is readily available and easily overpowered. — CBS News, "Homeowner's association sent alligator warning days before deadly attack," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'feeder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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