feeler
pronunciation
How to pronounce feeler in British English:
UK [ˈfi:lə(r)]
How to pronounce feeler in American English:
US [ˈfilɚ]
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- Noun:
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
- slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
Word Origin
- feeler (n.)
- early 15c., "one who feels," agent noun from feel (v.). Of animal organs, 1660s. Transferred sense of "proposal put forth to observe the reaction it gets" is from 1830. Related: Feelers.
Example
- 1. She made a little deal in stocks as a feeler .
- 2. The letter was a feeler to see what his attitude might be .
- 3. Are you a thinker or a feeler ?
- 4. I am putting out feeler to see if he 'd like to come and work for us .
- 5. The letter was a feeler to see how he would look upon such a movement .