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seeder

noun·Advanced

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UK/ˈsiːdə/
US/ˈsiːdər/

Meanings

  1. nouncountable

    a machine or person that plants seeds in the ground.

    Grammar: Countable: a seeder, two seeders. Often used with 'a' or 'the'.

    Patterns

    • a seeder for something
    • use a seeder

    The farmer attached a seeder to his tractor before planting the corn.

    This new seeder drops seeds at exactly the right depth.

    In dry weather, a seeder can help cover large fields quickly.

  2. nouncountabletechnical

    a device or person that starts the growth of something, such as crystals or clouds.

    Grammar: Countable; often used in technical or scientific contexts.

    Patterns

    • a cloud seeder
    • a crystal seeder

    The lab uses a seeder to introduce tiny crystals into the solution.

    Cloud seeders are sometimes used to try to make rain.

    A seeder can help start the formation of ice in freezing clouds.

  3. nouncountablecomputinginformal

    a person or file that shares a complete copy of a file on a peer-to-peer network.

    Grammar: Countable; common in computing and file-sharing contexts.

    Patterns

    • a seeder for a torrent
    • seeders and leechers

    The download was slow because there were only two seeders.

    A seeder has the whole file and can upload it to others.

    You need at least one seeder for the torrent to work.

Word forms

pluralseeders

Common combinations

seed drill
A seed drill is a type of seeder that plants seeds in rows.
cloud seeder
The plane acted as a cloud seeder to encourage rainfall.
seeders and leechers
The site shows how many seeders and leechers are connected.
a seeder file
He kept a seeder file open all night to share the data.

Synonyms and how they differ

planter
A planter is usually a person or container for plants, while a seeder is specifically a machine or device for sowing seeds.
sower
Sower is a more literary or old-fashioned word for a person who plants seeds; seeder is more common for the machine.

Word family

seed noun
the small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.
seed verb
to plant seeds or start something.
seeding noun
the act of planting seeds or starting a process.

Commonly confused: seeder or cedar? seeder or seeder?

seeder vs cedar

Cedar is a type of tree; seeder is a machine or person that plants seeds. They sound similar but are unrelated.

seeder vs seeder

Not to be confused with 'cider' (a drink made from apples), which sounds similar in some accents.

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