FEE'DER, noun 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI