Noun

• S: (n) feeder (an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)
• S: (n) eater, feeder (someone who consumes food for nourishment)
• S: (n) feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent (a branch that flows into the main stream)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) branch (a stream or river connected to a larger one)
• S: (n) stream, watercourse (a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
• S: (n) body of water, water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)) "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
• S: (n) thing (a separate and self-contained entity)
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) feed [Related to: feeder] (feed into; supply) "Her success feeds her vanity"
• antonym
• S: (n) self-feeder, feeder (a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material) "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder (an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds)
• S: (n) feeder (an animal that feeds on a particular source of food) "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"