Feeder
Feeder , noun
1.
One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward.
A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder.
2.
One who furnishes incentives; an encourager.
The feeder of my riots.
3.
One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened.
With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder.
4.
One who fattens cattle for slaughter.
5.
(Hydraulic Engineering) A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engineering), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.
6.
A branch railroad, stage line, air route, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.
7.
(a) (Mining) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein.
(b)
(Mining) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. — Ure
8.
(Machinery) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.
9.
(Steam Engine) A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.