noun
feeler
Feeler (noun) means someone or something that feels.
noun
1
Someone or something that feels.
2
An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
3
Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
4
a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assumes one's affection is reciprocated, or indulges in one's own wishful thinking or flatters oneself
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Etymology
From Middle English feler, feeler, felar, equivalent to feel + -er. Animal organ definition from 1660s. Transferred sense of "proposal put forth to observe the reaction it gets" is from 1830.
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What is the meaning of feeler?
"feeler" (noun) means someone or something that feels.
What are the different meanings of feeler?
"feeler" has 3 main meanings: 1. Someone or something that feels; 2. An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect; 3. Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.