Feeler
['fiːlə] or ['filɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who, or that which, feels.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative.
Typist: Murray
Examples
- I made it like those Beth invented, a big butterfly with a fat body, and black and yellow wings, worsted feelers, and bead eyes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They always throw out a few feelers; they never cast themselves adrift till they have sounded every individual and know that he has not traveled. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Williams