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feel⋅er

[fee-ler]
–noun
1. a person or thing that feels.
2. a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers.
3. Zoology. an organ of touch, as an antenna or a tentacle.
4. Also called feeler gauge. Engineering. a gauge having several blades of known thickness, used for measuring clearances.
5. Nautical. a device for indicating that the lead of a mechanical sounding device has come to the bottom.

Origin:
1520–30; feel + -er 1
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feel·er   (fē'lər)   
n.  
  1. Something, such as a hint or question, designed to elicit the attitudes or intentions of others.

  2. Zoology A sensory or tactile organ, such as an antenna, tentacle, or barbel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: feel·er
Pronunciation: 'fE-l&r
Function: noun
: one that feels; especially : a tactile process (as a tentacle) of ananimal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

feeler

see put out feelers.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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