steamer UK /ˈstiːmə/US /ˈstimɚ/noun 27verb 1forms 3 noun27 •A device or object that works by the operation of steam. •A mode of transportation propelled by steam. •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 •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. •The soft-shell clam, sand gaper, or long-neck clam (Mya arenaria), an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating. •[in the plural] A steamed clam. •A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs. •Clipping of steamer trunk. •(UK, slang) A mug. •(UK, slang) A gullible or easily cheated person. •(UK, slang) A stupid or contemptible person. •The name of various animals. •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 babycino (frothy milk drink). •A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it. •(slang) A lump of fresh feces: a fresh bowel movement. •(UK, slang) A drinking session. •(UK, slang) A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group). •(slang) A stolen vehicle. •(UK, slang) An act of fellatio. •(UK, slang) A prostitute's client. •(UK, slang) A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners. •(US, slang) a gambler who increases a wager after losing. •(no longer used) A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels. •(Australia, no longer used) 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. verb1 •To travel by steamer. formssteamered · steamering · steamers