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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)

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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"

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S: (n) machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

S: (n) assembly (a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit)
S: (n) bagger (a machine for putting objects or substances into bags)
S: (n) calculator, calculating machine (a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic)
S: (n) calender (a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers)
S: (n) cash machine, cash dispenser, automated teller machine, automatic teller machine, automated teller, automatic teller, ATM (an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used)
S: (n) comber (a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool)
S: (n) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
S: (n) concrete mixer, cement mixer (a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete)
S: (n) corker (a machine that is used to put corks in bottles)
S: (n) cotton gin, gin (a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers)
S: (n) decoder (a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language)
S: (n) farm machine (a machine used in farming)
S: (n) franking machine (a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge)
S: (n) hop-picker, hopper (a machine used for picking hops)
S: (n) machinery (machines or machine systems collectively)
S: (n) machine tool (a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials)
S: (n) milking machine (machine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows mechanically)
S: (n) motor (machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)
S: (n) pavior, paviour, paving machine (a machine for laying pavement)
S: (n) perpetual motion machine (a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy)
S: (n) pile driver (a machine that drives piling into the ground)
S: (n) power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel (a machine for excavating)
S: (n) power tool (a tool driven by a motor)
S: (n) press, mechanical press (any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids)
S: (n) press, printing press (a machine used for printing)
S: (n) printer, printing machine (a machine that prints)
S: (n) record player, phonograph (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
S: (n) riveting machine, riveter, rivetter (a machine for driving rivets)
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"
S: (n) simulator (a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research)
S: (n) slicer (a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)
S: (n) slot machine, coin machine (a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot)
S: (n) snow thrower, snow blower (a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute)
S: (n) sorter (a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes)
S: (n) stamp, pestle (machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)
S: (n) staple gun, staplegun, tacker (a hand-held machine for driving staples home)
S: (n) stapler, stapling machine (a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together)
S: (n) textile machine (a machine for making textiles)
S: (n) time machine (a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future)
S: (n) trimmer (a machine that trims timber)
S: (n) workhorse (machine that performs dependably under heavy use) "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"
S: (n) Zamboni (the trademark for a machine that smooths the ice in an ice-skating rink)

derivationally related form

W: (v) feed [Related to: feeder] (give food to) "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
W: (v) feed [Related to: feeder] (introduce continuously) "feed carrots into a food processor"

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"