feeder

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 (used with an adjective or a noun) an animal or plant that eats a particular thing or eats in a particular way: plankton feeders * opportunistic feeders, like gulls and gannets 2 a mechanism that supplies sth to a machine: An optional 1500 sheet feeder can be attached to the photocopier. 3 a container filled with food for birds or animals adjective [onlybeforenoun] 1 (of roads, rivers, etc.) leading to a bigger road, etc: a feeder road to the motorway / freeway 2 supplying goods, services, etc. to a large organization 3 (AmE) (of animals on a farm) kept to be killed and used for meat