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Definition of feeder adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

feeder

adjective
 
/ˈfiːdə(r)/
 
/ˈfiːdər/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of roads, rivers, etc.) leading to a bigger road, etc.
    • a feeder road to the motorway/freeway
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. supplying goods, services, etc. to a large organization
  3. (North American English) (of animals on a farm) kept to be killed and used for meat
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