- feeder - an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
--1 is a kind of domestic animal
- eater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment
--2 is a kind of consumer
--2 has particulars:devourer; diner; dunker; glutton, gourmand, trencherman; gobbler; luncher; mouth; mycophagist; nosher, snacker; omnivore; picnicker, picknicker; scoffer, gorger; vegetarian Derived form: verb feed6 - feeder, tributary, affluent - a branch that flows into the main stream
--3 is a kind of branch
Derived form: verb feed3 - self-feeder, feeder - a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock"
--4 is a kind of machine
Derived forms: verb feed2, verb feed4 - eater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment