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foamer

foamer noun: a railfan, particularly an obsessive one.

Noun

foamer (plural foamers)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A railfan, particularly an obsessive one.
    1. (US, derogatory, slang, sometimes) Someone with a special interest in a particular topic, usually obsessive.
  2. A device that foams or froths liquid.
    1. A screw-top culinary device that comprises a pressure vessel used to hold a liquid and is charged with a compressed gas, to force the contents out of the nozzle, to create a foam.

foamer meaning in Tamil

foamer in Tamil

நுரையூட்டி

Forms of foamer

pluralfoamers

Origin of foamer

From foam + -er. Foamers are called so because they foam at the mouth with awe

Words formed from foamer

Questions about foamer

What does foamer mean?
Foamer means a railfan, particularly an obsessive one.
What is foamer in Tamil?
Foamer in Tamil is நுரையூட்டி. See Foamer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is foamer?
Foamer is a noun.
What is the plural of foamer?
The plural of foamer is foamers.

Words near foamer in the dictionary

  1. foamcore
  2. foamcrete
  3. foamed
  4. foamed at the mouth
  5. foamed up
  6. foamer
  7. foamers
  8. foamest
  9. foameth
  10. foamflower
  11. foamflowers

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