Feeder

One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.

One who furnishes incentives; an encourager.

One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened.

One who fattens cattle for slaughter.

A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.

A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.

A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.

A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.

An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.

A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.

an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening

an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"

someone who consumes food for nourishment

a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock"

a branch that flows into the main stream