An insect's feelers are the two thin stalks on its head with which it touches and senses things around it.
2. plural noun
If you put outfeelers, you make careful, quiet contacts with people in order to get information from them, or to find out what their reaction will be to a suggestion.
When vacancies occur, the office puts out feelers to the universities.
More Synonyms of feeler
feeler in British English
(ˈfiːlə)
noun
1.
a person or thing that feels
2.
an organ in certain animals, such as an antenna or tentacle, that is sensitive to touch
3.
a remark designed to probe the reactions or intentions of other people
feeler in American English
(ˈfilər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that feels
2.
a specialized sensory organ that projects typically from the head of an animal, esp. an insect
3.
a remark, question, offer, etc. made to feel out another
Examples of 'feeler' in a sentence
feeler
Charlie used him as a feeler without telling him anything about the Harwells.
Malcolm, John WHISTLER IN THE DARK
(noun)
Definition
an organ on an insect's head that is sensitive to touch