feeder : Idioms & Phrases


bird feeder

  • noun an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
    birdfeeder; feeder.
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bottom feeder

  • noun an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others
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bottom-feeder

  • noun a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain
  • noun a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water
    bottom-dweller.
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feeder line

  • noun a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)
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self-feeder

  • noun a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
    feeder.
    • the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock
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snake feeder

  • noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
    dragonfly; snake doctor; sewing needle; mosquito hawk; skeeter hawk; devil's darning needle; darning needle.
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