fodder

American  

[fod-er] / ˈfɒd ər /

noun

1. coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum.

2. people considered as readily available and of little value.

   cannon fodder.

3. raw material.

   fodder for a comedian's routine.

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verb (used with object)

1. to feed with or as if with fodder.

fodder British  

/ ˈfɒdə /

noun

1. bulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc

2. raw experience or material

   fodder for the imagination

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verb

1. (tr) to supply (livestock) with fodder

Related Words

See feed.

Etymology

Origin of fodder

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English fodder, fōdor; cognate with German Futter; akin to food

Example Sentences

The characters in movies like these are designed to be expendable fodder for the chills and thrills.

From Salon

The team that was set to be Eastern Conference cannon fodder is now in second place, putting the Celtics right where they’re used to being: the thick of a championship race.

From The Wall Street Journal

How many Oscars “Sinners” will win is good fodder for all that social media debate.

From Los Angeles Times

The company’s presentations attempting to stoke enthusiasm for Horizon Worlds provided fodder for popular mocking internet memes.

From The Wall Street Journal

He proceeded to work for years at Crocker National Bank and Pacific Bell, holding the types of generic corporate office jobs his comic strip would use as fodder.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barley
• corn
• food
• forage
• grain
• hay