Definitions
A sensory appendage on an insect or similar animal, or a tentative inquiry.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Are you more of a feeler or more of a thinker?”
“I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.”
“This survey is designed to get a feeler about how the citizens feel about the proposed new highway.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Insect antenna”6 letters
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