As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
feeders
plural of feeder
• refeeds
Source: Wiktionary
Feed"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies nourishment; steward. A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder. Goldsmith.
2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. "The feeder of my riots." Shak.
3. One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed or fattened. With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder. Shak.
4. One who fattens cattle for slaughter.
5. A stream that flows into another body of water; a tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or natural flow.
6. A branch railroad, stage line, or the like; a side line which increases the business of the main line.
7. (Mining) (a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or mineral vein. Ure. (b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower. Raymond.
8. (Mach.)
Definition: An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or leads along the material operated upon.
9. (Steam Engine)
Definition: A device for supplying steam boilers with water as needed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.