feeder vs consumer

feeder and consumer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feeder	Yes	No	No	No
consumer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, consumer is a hypernym of feeder; that is, consumer is a word with a broader meaning than feeder:

feeder (noun)	consumer (noun)
an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening	a person who uses goods or services
an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
a branch that flows into the main stream
someone who consumes food for nourishment