FEE'DER, n. 1. One that gives food, or supplies nourishment.2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager.The feeder of my riots.3. One that eats or subsists; as, small birds are feeders on grain or seeds.4. One that fattens cattle for slaughter.5. A fountain, stream or channel that supplies a main canal with water.Feeder of a vein, in mining, a short cross vein.
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