steamer
IPA: stˈimɝ
noun
- A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
- A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- (cooking) A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- (obsolete) A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
- A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
- (rail transport) A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
- (nautical) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- The name of various animals.
- The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
- A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus Tachyeres which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
- (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
- (Britain, slang) An act of fellatio.
- (Britain, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- (Britain, Scotland, slang) A drinking session.
- (Australia, obsolete) A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
- (chiefly in the plural, Rhode Island) A steamed clam.
- (Britain, slang) A mug.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- (Britain, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- (Britain, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
- Clipping of steamer trunk. [A kind of chest for luggage, having a flat or slightly curved top and usually covered in canvas, leather or patterned paper.]
verb
- (intransitive) To travel by steamer.
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Examples of "steamer" in Sentences
- Steamer price war and settlement.
- Altered to a paddle steamer in 1843.
- A small steamer operates on the lake.
- It was a barque rigged auxiliary steamer.
- The steamer was forced aground by a storm.
- For a while they had to travel by a steamer.
- Constructed in Philadelphia as a steamer in 1855.
- The Siege of Khartoum was ameliorated with steamers.
- Dozens of steamers ply between the different towns on the lake.
- The paddle steamer Regent was the first steamer to be built on the River Thames.
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