steamer meaning

steamer as a noun

1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

   Synonyms: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam

   Type of: clam

   Related forms: steam

2. a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it

   Type of: cooking utensil

   Related forms: steam

3. a ship powered by one or more steam engines

   Synonyms: steamship

   Type of: ship

   Kinds: paddle steamer, tramp steamer

   Related forms: steam

4. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe

   Synonyms: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria

   Type of: clam

steamer as a verb

1. travel by means of steam power
   • The ship steamed off into the Pacific

   Synonyms: steam

   Type of: travel

steamer in a sentence

• As luck would have it, a steamer passed by and they were saved.
• The steamer is now out of sight.
• The paddle steamer is just leaving port.

How to pronounce steamer

steamer is pronounced /ˈstimɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with steamer

• dreamer
• femur
• lemur
• reamer
• creamer
• schemer
• screamer
• streamer