steamer
English
editPronunciation
editThe Express II (formerly the S/S Brevik), a steamship or steamer (sense 2.2) in the Stockholms ström, Stockholm, Sweden
A man putting on a full-length wetsuit or steamer (sense 5)
A soft-shell clam or steamer (Mya arenaria; sense 6.1)
A flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), the only species of steamer duck or steamer (sense 6.2) capable of flight
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstiːmə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstimɚ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: steam‧er
Etymology 1
editFrom steam + -er. The steamer duck or steamer (sense 6.2) is apparently named for its resemblance to a paddle steamer when swimming rapidly.
Noun
editsteamer (plural steamers)
- A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
- 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.
- 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 6:
- 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 6:
- 1918, Edith Wharton, chapter I, in The Marne, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 1:
- 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 (a particular friend), and trotted up the gang-plank behind his mother's maid, [...]
- Clipping of steamer trunk.
- A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- The name of various animals.
- (Maine) 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.
- (British, slang) An act of fellatio.
- (British, crime, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
- (British, 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. [c. 1850 – 1900s.]
- 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 Emigration; to which are Added the Land Regulations, and Description of the Aborigines and Their Habits, London: G. Willis, Great Piazza, Covent Garden, →OCLC, page 311:
- 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 and covered over with the lid, and left to stew or steam gently by the fire-side: it is, from this method of cooking, called "steamer." [...] the flesh soon floats in its own rich gravy: it only requires pepper and salt to render it delicious. No one can tell what a steamer is, unless it has been tasted; it indeed affords an excellent repast, and it is surprising that the steamer, preserved in tins, has not yet been exported to England.
- (chiefly in the plural, Rhode Island) A steamed clam.
- (Memphis, slang) A stolen vehicle. [1]
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editvessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam
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cooking appliance
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traction engine, locomobile — see also traction engine
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wetsuit — see wetsuit
steamer duck — see steamer duck
member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group)
Verb
editsteamer (third-person singular simple present steamers, present participle steamering, simple past and past participle steamered)
- (intransitive) To travel by steamer.
Etymology 2
editFrom steam tug, rhyming slang for mug (“a gullible or easily cheated person; a stupid or contemptible person”).
Noun
editsteamer (plural steamers)
- (British, slang) A mug.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- (British, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
- (British, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing.
Synonyms
edit- (homosexual man): see Thesaurus:male homosexual
- (prostitute's client): see Thesaurus:prostitute's client
References
edit- ^ 1994, Tommy Wright III, Ashes 2 Ashes, Dust 2 Dust, Meet Yo Maker We was loungin' in the steamer at a light, laid back Couple of macks tried to jack, so we had to peel some caps I pop one in the leg, sliced the other with a knife I don't care about spirits hauntin' me, I still be smokin' blunts, G
- “steamer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Eric Partridge (2007) “steamer”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Abingdon, Oxon., New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 618.
Further reading
edit- steamer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- steamer (appliance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- steamer (milk) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- steamer duck on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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Noun
editsteamer m (plural steamers)
Further reading
edit- “steamer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English steamer.
Noun
editsteamer n (plural steamere)
Declension
editDeclension of steamer
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) steamer | steamerul | (niște) steamere | steamerele |
genitive/dative | (unui) steamer | steamerului | (unor) steamere | steamerelor |
vocative | steamerule | steamerelor |
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