'Feeler' definitions:

Definition of 'feeler'

From: WordNet
noun
One of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste [syn: antenna, feeler]
noun
A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, advance, approach, feeler]
noun
Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" [syn: antenna, feeler]
noun
Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish [syn: barbel, feeler]

Definition of 'Feeler'

From: GCIDE
  • Feeler \Feel"er\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, feels. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) One of the sense organs or certain animals (as insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and in searching for food; an antenna; a palp. [1913 Webster]
  • Insects . . . perpetually feeling and searching before them with their feelers or antenn[ae]. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'feeler'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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