Plural of steamer
regular plural
The plural of steamer is steamers.
Forms of steamer
| Singular | steamer /ˈstiːmə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | steamers |
| Countable | countable |
Steamers in a sentence
- Steamers, ferries, and tugboats pulling strings of barges behind them created rush-hour traffic on a laneless thoroughfare.2009, Jessica DuLong, My River Chronicles, page 13. From the entry laneless
- Most of the steamers are being "sold on the hoof" to the larger scrap dealers.1986, Don Ball, The Pennsylvania Railroad, 1940s-1950s, page 139. From the entry on the hoof
- Everything about the steamers was filthy and neglected except the engines, which were in reasonably good order.1965, Julian Symons, “The Steamers Arrive: The Delay”, in England’s Pride: The Story of the Gordon Relief Expedition, Looe, Cornwall…. From the entry forehold
- Unlike other women landing from the steamers, she was neither short-skirted nor bloomer-clad.1912 October, Jack London, “The Taste of the Meat”, in Smoke Bellew, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co, →OCLC. From the entry bloomer
- On steamers and motorships the name in Roman literation is usually displayed on each side of the wheelhouse.1992, Sea Breezes, volume 66, C. Birchall & Sons, page 431. From the entry literation
Meaning of steamer
- noun A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- noun A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- noun A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
Questions about the plural of steamer
- What is the plural of steamer?
- The plural of steamer is steamers.
- Is steamer countable?
- Steamer is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: steamer (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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