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n. - One of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish; Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.

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  • When she got a feeler from the two-year-old online auction business, she hadn't expected to be interested.
  • When she first got a feeler from the two-year-old online auction business, she hadn't expected to be interested.
  • The battle of the preceding day had been a sort of "feeler" -- now the real struggle came.
  • We send forward a "feeler," and the "feeler" reports back very promptly,
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