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
Sporting what they regard as a face “the color of boiled turnips,” he is first discovered sitting on a steamer trunk in the hall, ripe to be menaced by the family’s dogs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
There were six beds total, two against each wall, steamer trunks at their feet.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Portable steamers are cheap and easy to use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
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
By the early 1900s, steamers from Seattle offered city folk a beach day at Rosario.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Maybe she skimped on verbal and physical affection, favoring a love language that expressed itself in steamers full of dumplings or plates of sliced fruit.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
The steamers Emma and Scarborough made trips up and down the coast, and there was an unusual amount of “tripping” both to and from Whitby.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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