fodder
//ˈfɒdər//
Noun
fodderSingular
foddersPlural
1
Dried food, such as hay or straw, used as feed for livestock.
The farmer stored enough fodder to feed the cattle through the winter.
2
People or things regarded as expendable or used merely to satisfy a need or serve a purpose.
The scandal became fodder for the tabloids.
3
Raw material or information used to supply a continuous process or demand.
Celebrity scandals are always fodder for tabloid newspapers.