Feeder vs Supplier - What's the difference?
feeder | supplier |
That which feeds.
That which is used to feed.
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.
The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
* 2010 , Niall Richardson, Transgressive Bodies
One who supplies; a provider.
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, passage=A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.}}
(soccer) Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=January 16
, author=Saj Chowdhury
, title=Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle
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As nouns the difference between feeder and supplier
is that feeder is that which feeds while supplier is one who supplies; a provider.feeder
English
Noun
(en noun)- a bird feeder
- Stop feeding! You feeder .
- 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 * feederismAnagrams
* * English agent nouns ----supplier
English
(wikipedia supplier)Noun
(en noun)citation
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