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Feeded vs Feeder - What's the difference?

feeded | feeder |

As a verb feeded

is (nonstandard) (feed).

As a noun feeder is

that which feeds.

feeded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nonstandard) (feed)
  • * 1946 , James T. Farrell, Bernard Clare
  • Eva straightened out her dress as she sat down, and Mickey ran over to her. She bent down, straightened his cap, and arranged his clothing. She kissed him. "Mommy, I feeded the pigeons," he said.

    Usage notes

    * Generally an error by non-native speakers.

    feeder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which feeds.
  • That which is used to feed.
  • a bird feeder
  • A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
  • A branch line of a railway
  • A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
  • The pitcher.
  • (video games, derogatory) A player who is killed by the opposing player or team more than once through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side.
  • Stop feeding! You feeder .
  • The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
  • * 2010 , Niall Richardson, Transgressive Bodies
  • Often similes such as 'soft as velvet' or 'fluffy like a cloud' will be employed and the feeder will describe how he feels he can be lost in the enveloping folds of soft flesh.

    Derived terms

    * bottom feeder * feeder cattle * feeder fish * feederism

    Anagrams

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