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Definition of steamer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

steamer

noun
 
/ˈstiːmə(r)/
 
/ˈstiːmər/
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  1. a boat or ship driven by steam see also paddle steamer
    • In 1926 they boarded the steamer for home.
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • coastal
    • lake
    • river
    verb + steamer
    • board
    steamer + noun
    • trunk
    preposition
    • by steamer
    • on a/​the steamer
    • on board a/​the steamer
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  2. a metal container with small holes in it, that is placed over a pan of boiling water in order to cook food in the steamTopics Cooking and eatingc2
See steamer in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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