steamer

Etymology 1
From. The or steamer (sense 6.2) is apparently named for its resemblance to a paddle steamer when swimming rapidly.

Noun

 * 1) A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing and in various processes of manufacture.
 * 2)  A cooking appliance that cooks by steaming.
 * 3)  A steam fire engine, that is, a steam boiler and engine driving a pump, which are all mounted on wheels.
 * 4)  A steam-powered road locomotive; a traction engine.
 * 5)  A vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or steamship.
 * 6) * 1859 January 6, “English and Amer[i]can navies”, in The Olney Times (reprinted from the ), volume 3, number 27 (number 130 overall), Olney, Ill.: William F. Beck,, page 1, column 6:
 * Her gunboat fleet alone is composed of one hundred and sixty-one small steamers, of the efficiency of which for war purports naval critics have formed a high estimate.
 * 1) A babycino (frothy milk drink).
 * 2) A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
 * 3)  The, , or  , an edible saltwater clam; specifically the clam when steamed for eating.
 * 4) A steamer duck: any of the four species of the duck genus  which are all found in South America, three of which are flightless.
 * 5)  A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
 * 6)  An act of fellatio.
 * 7)  A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
 * 8)  A drinking session.
 * 9)  A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
 * 10)  A steamed clam.
 * 11) (Memphis, slang) A stolen vehicle.
 * 1)  A member of a youth gang who engages in steaming (robbing and escaping in a large group).
 * 2)  A drinking session.
 * 3)  A dish made by cooking diced meat very slowly in a tightly sealed pot with a minimum of flavourings, allowing it to steam in its own juices; specifically such a dish made with kangaroo meat.
 * 4)  A steamed clam.
 * 5) (Memphis, slang) A stolen vehicle.
 * 1) (Memphis, slang) A stolen vehicle.

Translations

 * Arabic: بَاخِرَة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish: höyrypesuri, höyrytin
 * Galician: barco de vapor
 * German:
 * Italian:, battello a vapore
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: caldeira de vapor
 * Russian:


 * Arabic: قِدْر بُخَارِيّ
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 蒸籠, 蒸煲
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: pařák
 * Finnish: painekattila, höyrykeitin
 * French: marmite à vapeur,
 * German:, Dampftopf
 * Greek: κατσαρόλα ατμού
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kamba: stima
 * Kazakh: буқазан
 * Kikuyu: stima
 * Kis: stima
 * Luhya: estima
 * Luo: stima
 * Malay: pengukus
 * Meru: stima
 * Mongolian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: panela a vapor
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: vaporera, olla vaporera
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ångkokare
 * Thai: ซึ้ง, ,


 * Czech: lokomobila
 * Finnish: lokomobiili, höyrytraktori
 * Hungarian:
 * Maori: tima
 * Portuguese: locomotiva a vapor,
 * Russian:


 * Arabic: بَاخِرَة, سَفِينَة بُخَارِيَّة
 * Basque: bapore
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: vaporŝipo
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian: kapal uap
 * Italian: nave a vapore,, battello a vapore
 * Japanese:
 * Low German: Damper
 * Macedonian: параброд
 * Maori: tima
 * Norman: stînmeux
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: dampskip, damper
 * Nynorsk: dampskip
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: navio/embarcação/barco a vapor,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:, пароброд
 * Spanish: barco de vapor
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: пароплав
 * Welsh: agerlong

Verb

 * 1)  To travel by steamer.

Etymology 2
From, rhyming slang for.

Noun

 * 1)  A mug.
 * 2) A gullible or easily cheated person.
 * 3) A stupid or contemptible person.
 * 4)  A homosexual man with a preference for passive partners.
 * 5)  A prostitute's client.
 * 6)  a gambler who increases a wager after losing.

Synonyms

 * see Thesaurus:male homosexual
 * see Thesaurus:prostitute's client

Noun

 * , steamboat

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , steamship