steamer
Syllables: steam·erUK/ˈstiːmə/US/ˈstimɚ/
steamer noun: a vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture. Also the clipping of steamer trunk.
Noun (1)
steamer (plural steamers)
- A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
- A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
- A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
- A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
- Her gunboat fleet alone is composed of one hundred and sixty-one small steamers, of the efficiency of which for war purports naval critics have formed a high estimate.1859 January 6, “English and Amer[i]can navies”, in The Olney Times (reprinted from the New York Herald), volume 3, number 27 (number 130 overall), Olney, Ill.: William F. Beck, →OCLC, page 1, column...
- Every since the age of six Troy Belknap of New York had embarked for Europe every June on the fastest steamer of one of the most expensive lines. With his family he had descended at the dock from a large noiseless motor, had kissed his father good-bye, turned back to shake hands with the chauffeur...1918, Edith Wharton, chapter I, in The Marne, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 1
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- 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.
- A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
- An act of fellatio.
- A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
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- A drinking session.
- 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.
- But of all the dishes ever brought to table, nothing equals that of the "steamer." It is made by mincing the flesh of the kangaroo, and with it some pieces of pork or bacon. The animal has not any fat, or scarcely any, in its best season; when the meat is chopped up, it is thrown into a saucepan...1851, Henry [Saxelby] Melville, chapter XII, in The Present State of Australia, including New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and New Zealand, with Practical Hints on...
- A steamed clam.
- A lump of fresh feces: a fresh bowel movement.
- A stolen vehicle.
Verb
steamer (third-person singular simple present steamers, present participle steamering, simple past and past participle steamered)
- To travel by steamer.
Noun (2)
steamer (plural steamers)
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- Synonyms:
- male homosexual
- A prostitute's client.
- Synonyms:
- prostitute's client
- a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
Also used as
steamer is also the clipping of steamer trunk.
steamer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
steamer in Hindi
- steamboat or steamship
- स्टीमर sṭīmar
steamer in Tamil
- ஸ்டீமர்
steamer in Marathi
- स्टीमर, स्टिमर
steamer in Urdu
- اسٹیمر, سٹیمر
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- steamer in Bengali
- স্টিমার, স্তিমার, স্টিমার করতে
- steamer in Telugu
- స్టీమర్
- steamer in Malayalam
- സ്റ്റീമർ
- steamer in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟೀಮರ್
- steamer in Punjabi
- ਸਟੀਮਰ, ਸਟੀਮਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- steamer in Gujarati
- સ્ટીમર
- steamer in Odia
- ଷ୍ଟିମର୍, ଷ୍ଟିମର, ଷ୍ଟିମର୍ କରିବା ପାଇଁ
- steamer in Nepali
- स्टिमर, स्टीमर, स्टिमरलाई
- steamer in Arabic
- بَاخِرَة bāḵira, قِدْر بُخَارِيّ qidr buḵāriyy, سَفِينَة بُخَارِيَّة
- steamer in Malay
- pengukus
- steamer in Indonesian
- kapal uap
- steamer in Persian
- بخارپز boxârpaz
- steamer in Thai
- ซึ้ง sʉ́ng, ถึง tʉ̌ng, ลังถึง lang-tʉ̌ng
Examples of steamer in a sentence
- Every since the age of six Troy Belknap of New York had embarked for Europe every June on the fastest steamer of one of the most expensive lines.1918, Edith Wharton, chapter I, in The Marne, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 1:
- The company also owned a small steamer, Lake of Shadows, which operated a service from Fahan to Rathmullan, on Lough Swilly.1953 October, H. C. Casserley, “The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 708:
- But of all the dishes ever brought to table, nothing equals that of the "steamer." It is made by mincing the flesh of the kangaroo, and with it some pieces of pork or bacon.1851, Henry [Saxelby] Melville, chapter XII, in The Present State of Australia, including New South Wales, Western Australia, South...
Synonyms of steamer
Forms of steamer
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | steamers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | steamers |
| present participle | steamering |
| past participle | steamered |
| past | steamered |
Origin of steamer
From steam + -er. The steamer duck or steamer (sense 6.2) is apparently named for its resemblance to a paddle steamer when swimming rapidly. The feces sense comically evokes the idea of steaming hot food and probably reflects that fresh feces sometimes give off visible water vapor in cold outdoor conditions such as those encountered by hunters, campers, and soldiers.
From steam tug, rhyming slang for mug (“a gullible or easily cheated person; a stupid or contemptible person”).
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Questions about steamer
- What does steamer mean?
- Steamer means a vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
- What is steamer in Hindi?
- Steamer in Hindi is स्टीमर (sṭīmar). See Steamer meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use steamer in a sentence?
- Every since the age of six Troy Belknap of New York had embarked for Europe every June on the fastest steamer of one of the most expensive lines.
- What part of speech is steamer?
- Steamer can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce steamer?
- Steamer is pronounced /ˈstiːmə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of steamer?
- The plural of steamer is steamers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: steamer (page history and authors); steamer (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); steamer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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