- (used with an adjective or a noun与形容词或名词连用) an animal or plant that eats a particular thing or eats in a particular way（动植物）进某种食物者，以…方式进食者
- plankton feeders以浮游生物为食者
- opportunistic feeders, like gulls and gannets机会饲养者，例如海鸥和塘鹅
- a part of a machine that supplies something to another part of the machine（机器的）进料器，供给装置
- An optional 1 500 sheet feeder can be attached to the photocopier.可以将可选的1500张输稿器连接到复印机。
- a container filled with food for birds or animals鸟食罐；饲料槽
see also bird feeder, bottom feeder
- (of roads, rivers, etc.道路、河流等) leading to a bigger road, etc.汇入主干道（或河等）的
- a feeder road to the motorway/freeway汇入高速公路的支路
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 - supplying goods, services, etc. to a large organization（向大机构）供应商品的，提供服务的
- (North American English) (of animals on a farm饲养场中的动物) kept to be killed and used for meat育肥备宰的；供肉食的