noun
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a boat or ship driven by steam engines
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Also called: steam box. an apparatus for steaming wooden beams and planks to make them pliable for shipbuilding
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a vessel used to cook food by steam
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slang a clash of sporting teams characterized by rough play
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Origin of steamer
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Synear Foods’ pork-and-mushroom shumai, sold at Costco and H Mart, can go straight from the freezer to the steamer and be served right in the basket.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
These are foam or gel-filled toys of various brands shaped like bao buns, and sometimes sold in plastic replicas of bamboo steamer baskets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
He was chased down as a fugitive aboard a Turkish steamer, returned to the U.S. for trial—and acquitted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
He left behind a massive steamer trunk full of manuscripts, many of which were attributed to artists not named Fernando Pessoa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Our silverware has descended to the steamer trunk.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Portable steamers are cheap and easy to use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Pamper them with 100% natural aromatherapy shower steamers from Wenatchee that slowly fizz and release essential oils to relax and rejuvenate.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
For the past 20 years she has instead worked maintaining electrical items, such as water purifiers and clothes steamers, in people's homes.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022
Posters advertising the sales showed steamers merrily plying the imagined waters of the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
She drenched it in rich, creamy conditioners, and sat under steamers until water droplets ran down her neck.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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