Both Uses of
fodder
in
Ender's Game
- Conscripts make good cannon fodder, but for officers we need volunteers.
p. 39.5 *cannon fodder = people thought of as readily expendable to further a military campaign
- I'm not the only half-iced bugger-fodder.
p. 56.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(fodder as in: cannon fodder) people thought of as readily expendable -- especially to further a military campaign
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(2)
(fodder as in: fodder for discussion) people or things useful for a particular purpose
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(3)
(fodder as in: cattle fodder) food such as hay or straw that is given to domesticated animals; or feeding them such food