| Steamer 1. (n.) A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. 2. (n.) A steam fire engine. See under Steam. 3. (n.) A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. 4. (n.) A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. 5. (n.) The steamer duck. Thesaurus Entries Dungeness crab, Japanese crab, blue point, clam, coquillage, crab, crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, langouste, limpet, littleneck clam, lobster, mussel, oyster, periwinkle, prawn, quahog, scallop, shellfish, shrimp, snail, soft-shell crab, steamboat, steamship, whelk |