One who feeds, or gives food to another.
One who feeds, or takes in food.
The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder, Snail-slow in profit, and he sleeps by day More than the wild-cat; […]
One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).
When the claxon sounded they immediately stopped what they were doing and uncovered the Oerlikon. Paddy, who was ammunition feeder, stood by while Jock trained the 20mm gun around.
From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er.
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