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It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?
John Masefield

Meaning of "steamer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEAMER

steamer  [ˈstiːmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Steamer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STEAMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of steamer in the English dictionary

The first definition of steamer in the dictionary is a boat or ship driven by steam engines. Other definition of steamer is Also called: steam box. an apparatus for steaming wooden beams and planks to make them pliable for shipbuilding. Steamer is also a vessel used to cook food by steam.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STEAMER


beamer
ˈbiːmə
bima
ˈbiːmə
blastema
blæˈstiːmə
creamer
ˈkriːmə
diastema
ˌdaɪəˈstiːmə
dreamer
ˈdriːmə
edema
ɪˈdiːmə
emblema
ɛmˈbliːmə
erotema
ˌɛrəʊˈtiːmə
Fukushima
ˌfuːkuːˈʃiːmə
Hiroshima
ˌhɪrɒˈʃiːmə
Lima
ˈliːmə
Redeemer
rɪˈdiːmə
rima
ˈriːmə
schema
ˈskiːmə
streamer
ˈstriːmə
teamer
ˈtiːmə
teemer
ˈtiːmə
Tema
ˈtiːmə
thema
ˈθiːmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEAMER

steam-boiler
steam-chest
steam-driven
steam-engine
steam-generating heavy-water reactor
steam-shovel
steamboat
steamed
steamed pudding
steamed up
steamer chair
steamfitter
steamie
steamier
steamiest
steamily
steaminess
steaming
steamroll
steamroller

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEAMER

crested screamer
daydreamer
foamer
gamer
gossamer
lifestreamer
lion-tamer
lucid dreamer
paddle steamer
pleasure steamer
programer
reamer
roamer
screamer
seamer
tamer
tape streamer
tetramer
tramp steamer
two-pot screamer

Synonyms and antonyms of steamer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «steamer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEAMER

Find out the translation of steamer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of steamer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «steamer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汽轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buque de vapor
570 millions of speakers

English

steamer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्टीमर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باخرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пароход
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

navio a vapor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vapeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengukus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dampfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

汽船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증기선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Steamer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीमर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vapur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nave a vapore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parowiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пароплав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vapor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατμόπλοιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ångbåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dampbåt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of steamer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAMER»

The term «steamer» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAMER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «steamer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «steamer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about steamer

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4 QUOTES WITH «STEAMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word steamer.
1
Joyce DiDonato
I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well, and the days of arriving with steamer trunks and hat boxes are over.
2
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
I always bring my Jiffy Esteam steamer to get the wrinkles out of our clothes. It's powerful enough to press a suit.
3
Mary Gordon
I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me.
4
John Masefield
It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being heartily sick, I'll have to speak three times, and then I'll be sick coming home. Still, who would not be sick for England?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAMER»

Discover the use of steamer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steamer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Story of the Paddle Steamer
In the 1950s they went to the breaker's yards in droves, and now there are only a few left. This book tells they story of the paddle steamers, and of the men who built, owned and sailed them.
Bernard Dumpleton, 2002
2
Twilight of the Great Lakes Steamer
Steam powered freighters, once the mainstay of the Great Lakes fleet, are now in the twilight of their era on the inland seas.
Raymond A. Bawal, 2009
3
Eight Bells and Top Masts: Diaries from a Tramp Steamer
In this marvelous memoir Christopher Lee offers the diaries of a 'Lad' much like himself who, at the age of 17, took his first job aboard the tramp ship Empire Heywood.
Christopher Lee, 2012
4
A Steamer Book!: A Picturesque Account of A City on the Sea, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Tod Helmuth, 2011
5
In a Steamer Chair and Other Shipboard Stories
"As the incidents related herein took place during voyages between England and America, I dedicate this book to the Vagabond Club of London, and the Witenagemote Club of Detroit, in the hope that, if any one charges me with telling a ...
Robert Barr, 2005
6
The Steamer Parish: The Rise and Fall of Missionary Medicine ...
In The Steamer Parish, Charles M. Good Jr. traces the Mission's history and its lasting impact on public health care in south-central Africa-and shows how steam and medicine, together with theology, allowed the Mission to impose its will, ...
Charles M. Good, 2004
7
Tashmoo Park and the Steamer Tashmoo
Sadly, after the steamer sank in 1936, the park went into decline and finally closed in 1951. Today, Tashmoo, the park and the steamer, are only a happy memory of a far simpler time.
Arthur M. Woodford, 2012
8
The Frances Smith: Palace Steamer of the Upper Great Lakes, ...
The Frances Smith, the first steamboat to be built in Owen Sound, was the largest and most luxurious vessel to sail the Upper Great Lakes from a Canadian port.
Scott L. Cameron, 2005
9
The Philosophy Steamer: Lenin and the Exile of the ...
Lesley Chamberlain creates a rich portrait of this chilling historical moment, evoked with immediacy through the journals, letters, and memoirs of the exiles.
Lesley Chamberlain, 2006
10
Sketches from a Nile Steamer: For the Use of Travelers in ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Helen Mary Beloe Tirard, Nestor Isador Charles Tirard, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STEAMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term steamer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Water authority welds hydrant steamer connections shut
The Bear Valley Joint Authority (BVJA) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania has welded shut the steamer connections on its hydrants. BVJA is concerned if ... «STATter911, Jul 15»
2
Jourdan River Steamer building back in Hancock County
Fifty wooden pilings driven into the ground at the site of the old Jourdan River Steamer restaurant have created quite the buzz around Hancock County. (Photo ... «WLOX, Jun 15»
3
Survivors recount ill-fated voyage of steamer Castine 80 years ago
Ruth Freeman Lucas holds a copy of the Boston Sunday Post from 1935. She is one of two survivors still alive from the 1935 crash of the steamer Castine. «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
4
Fire damages Murray River paddle-steamer at Echuca
A fire has badly damaged a privately-owned paddle-steamer on the Murray River at Echuca, near the New South Wales border. Police said the boat, moored at ... «ABC Local, Mar 15»
5
Antique paddle-steamer plaque stolen in Sunbury
An antique wall plaque from a wooden paddle-steamer which sank in the River Thames in 1878 has been stolen from a property in Surrey. The circular wooden ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
6
Petaluma Man Dies From Apparent Suicide At Steamer Landing
Petaluma police were called Saturday at 9:40 a.m. to Steamer Landing on Copeland Street and found wrapped in a tarp a deceased man, who appeared to ... «Patch.com, Nov 14»
7
How To Use Your Slow Cooker As A Steamer
With fall well under way and winter knocking at the door, slow cooker season is officially here, and we couldn't be happier. Slow cookers are one of our favorite ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
8
Shaun Burns of Santa Cruz places 2nd at O'Neill Coldwater Classic
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —The annual O'Neill Coldwater Classic Invitational returned to Steamer Lane and a new champion emerged on Thursday: goofy-footer ... «KSBW The Central Coast, Oct 14»
9
Jeison Torres Abarca earns a ticket to Steamer Lane
The surf contest will be run between October 28th and November 1st, at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California. The winner of the event will be awarded a ... «SurferToday, Oct 14»
10
Largest steel steamer to sink in Lake Ontario discovered by team of …
An image of the British steamship Nisbet Grammer, the largest steel steamer to have foundered in Lake Ontario, which was discovered this summer by a team of ... «The Post-Standard - syracuse.com, Sep 14»

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