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feeler
- /ˈfiːlə/ UK
- /ˈfiːləɹ/ US
Rhymes with -iːlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun feelers
- Someone or something that feels. Are you more of a feeler or more of a thinker?
- An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect. Her mate has tried to avoid this destiny. The male European mantis “uses his feelers to calm her down”, the BBC narrates.
- Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position. I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.
- 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 All I can say to you is be cool, stick together and do your best to keep your 'affairs' away from the administration's "feelers" because there's no justice in the justice business.
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Talk about this word "feeler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/feeler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. feeler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/feeler "feeler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/feeler.Cite this
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title = {feeler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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