feeder
/ˈfiːdə(r)/noun
1
- a person or animal that eats a particular food or in a particular manner以…为食物的人（或动物）; （以某种方式）进食的人（或动物）：
a plankton feeder.
以浮游生物为食物的动物。
2
- a container filled with food for birds or mammals（鸟类、哺乳动物的）食槽, 给食器
2.1
- Brit. a child's feeding bottle〈英〉奶瓶。
2.2
- Brit. a bib for an infant〈英〉围涎, 围嘴。
2.3
- Fishing short for SWIMFEEDER.【渔】SWIMFEEDER的简称。
3
- a person or thing that supplies something, in particular供应者; 供应用品, 尤指：
3.1
- a device supplying material to a machine进料器, 给料器：
the automatic sheet feeder holds up to 10 sheets of paper.
这种自动给纸器可装十张纸。
3.2
- a tributary stream支流。
3.3
- usu. as modifier a branch road or railway line linking outlying districts with a main communication system（连接偏远地区与主要交通系统的）支路; （铁路或航空等）支线。
3.4
- a main carrying electricity to a distribution point馈电线, 馈路。
3.5
- usu. as modifier a school, sports team, etc. from which members move on to one more advanced预备学校（或运动队等）：
a sixth-form college and its feeder schools.
一所六年制学院及其预备学校。