Definition of "fodder" in Anglais

noun

1. Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

2. (historical) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.

3. (slang, drafting, design) Tracing paper.

4. (figurative) Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.

5. (crosswording) The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.

6. People considered to have negligible value and easily available or expendable.

   • Innocent people who are arrested become fodder for the justice system.
   • cannon fodder

verb

1. (dialect) To feed animals (with fodder).