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feeder

[fee-der] / ˈfi dər /
NOUN
farmer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
grower laborer peasant producer rancher
STRONG
Reaper agriculturalist agriculturist agronomist breeder clodhopper cob cropper cultivator gardener gleaner harvester homesteader horticulturist planter plower sharecropper sower tender tiller villein
WEAK
country person grazer hired hand
NOUN
straight man
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sidekick
WEAK
banana feed foil second banana stooge straight person

Example Sentences

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The charity warns that a single infected bird can turn a busy feeder into a potential hotspot for disease, making hygiene essential.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

PPB, based in Conshohocken, Pa., operates a platform that includes feeder funds to facilitate investments in nonpublic asset classes such as private equity and real estate.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Blackstone offset the remaining 0.9% of Bcred redemptions with investments from the firm and its employees in Bcred feeder funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Next, the expanded cells were cultured with OP9 feeder cells to create artificial hematopoietic organoid aggregates, structures that support efficient NK lineage commitment and development.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

She marched back inside the run like she had been a chicken feeder and egg collector all her life.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia