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View usage for: (fɒdəʳ) 1. uncountable nounFodder is food that is given to cows, horses, and other animals. ...fodder for horses. The alfalfa plant is widely used as animal fodder. Synonyms: feed, food, rations, tack [informal] More Synonyms of fodder 2. uncountable nounIf you say that something is fodder for a particular purpose, you mean that it is useful for that purpose and perhaps nothing else. [disapproval] The press conference simply provided more fodder for another attack on his character. Old movies were the cheapest broadcast fodder. fodder in British English (ˈfɒdə) noun1. bulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc 2. raw experience or material fodder for the imagination verb3. (transitive) to supply (livestock) with fodder Word origin Old English fōdor; related to Old Norse fōthr, Old High German fuotar; see food, foragefodder in American English (ˈfɑdər) noun1. coarse food for cattle, horses, sheep, etc., as cornstalks, hay, and straw 2. a. something, esp. information, that is thought of as being in large supply and, often, inferior, raw or coarse, etc. promotional fodder in mass media b. the basis or basic material for something fodder for celebrity gossip Word origin ME < OE fodor (akin to Ger futter) < base of foda, food More idioms containingfodder cannon fodder Examples of 'fodder' in a sentencefodder British English: fodder NOUN Fodder is food that is given to cows, horses, and other animals. ...fodder for horses. - American English: fodder
- Brazilian Portuguese: forragem
- Chinese: 饲料
- European Spanish: pienso
- French: fourrage
- German: Futter
- Italian: foraggio
- Japanese: 飼料
- Korean: 사료
- European Portuguese: forragem
- Latin American Spanish: pienso
Chinese translation of 'fodder' n (u) - (= food)
饲料 (sìliào)
Definition bulk feed for livestock, esp. hay or straw fodder for horses Synonyms rations tack (informal) foodstuff victuals vittles (obsolete, dialect) Additional synonymsDefinition any substance that can be taken into the body by a living organism and changed into energy and body tissue Enjoy your food! Synonyms nourishment, cooking, provisions, fare, board, commons, table (formal), eats (slang), stores, feed, diet, meat, bread, menu, tuck (informal), tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal), rations, nutrition, cuisine, tack (informal), refreshment, scoff (slang), nibbles, grub (slang), foodstuffs, subsistence, kai (New Zealand, informal), larder, chow (informal), sustenance, nosh (slang), daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang), pabulum (rare), nutriment, vittles (obsolete, dialect), viands, aliment, eatables (slang), survival rations, F%D Definition food for horses or cattle, esp. hay or straw forage needed to feed one cow and its calf Synonyms fodder, food, feed, foodstuffs, provenderDefinition food I'm starving - let's have some kai. Synonyms food, grub (slang), provisions, fare, board, commons, eats (slang), feed, diet, meat, bread, tuck (informal), tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal), rations, nutrition, tack (informal), refreshment, scoff (slang), nibbles, foodstuffs, nourishment, chow (informal), sustenance, nosh (slang), daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang), pabulum (rare), nutriment, vittles (obsolete, dialect), viands, aliment, eatables (slang), F%D - fob someone off
- fob something off on someone
- focus
- fodder
- foe
- fog
- fogey
Additional synonymsIt's excellent provender, skilfully prepared. Synonyms food, eats (slang), supplies, feed, provisions, fare, rations, groceries, tack (informal), grub (slang), foodstuffs, kai (New Zealand, informal), sustenance, nosh (slang), victuals, edibles, comestibles, nosebag (slang), vittles (obsolete, dialect), eatables |