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steamer definition

steamer (stēm′ər)

noun

  1. something operated by steam power, as a steamship or, formerly, a steam-powered automobile
  2. a container in which things are cooked, cleaned, etc. with steam
  3. a person or thing that steams
  4. soft-shell clam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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