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Definition of feeder
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Synonyms
affluent, bayou, branch, confluent, influent, tributary
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Birds rely on these food sources most heavily during the colder months, so don't let the temperatures outside discourage you from refilling your feeders. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How Birds Stay Warm in the Winter, In Case You Were Wondering," 1 Feb. 2019 Everything from bottom-feeder, milk-fetching econo-boxes to snooty luxury coupes has a turbo these days. — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, "This Breakthrough Digital Valvetrain Is Brain Surgery for Car Engines," 6 Nov. 2018 Audubon recommends mixed seeds or black oil sunflower seeds for attracting chickadees and finches and hanging a suet feeder for woodpeckers. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How Birds Stay Warm in the Winter, In Case You Were Wondering," 1 Feb. 2019 The other is to keep food sources such as garbage, pet food and bird feeders out of their reach. — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, "A bear spooked shoppers in Charlotte. It's the latest in a string of sightings.," 27 June 2018 Perrie has extensively researched the Unionville feeder canal of 1828 that powered the early mill manufacturers as well as other local power canals that provided hydropower. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Valley Edition," 26 June 2018 Ricciardo started in Formula One with Toro Rosso — Red Bull’s feeder team — in 2012 and joined Red Bull two years later when the team was coming off four consecutive world championships with Sebastian Vettel. — Joseph Wilson, The Seattle Times, "Ricciardo eager to ‘grow’ at Renault after Red Bull exit," 19 Feb. 2019 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. 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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