steamer

n.

1. One that steams.
2. A steamship.
3. A vehicle, machine, or engine driven by steam.
4. A container in which something is steamed.
5. See soft-shell clam.

IN BRIEF: n. - A ship powered by one or more engines.

Plough ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth - rain or shine. — Maltbie Davenport Babcock

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  Synonyms: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam

Meaning #2: a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it

Meaning #3: a ship powered by one or more steam engines
  Synonym: steamship

Meaning #4: an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  Synonyms: soft-shell clam, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - damper, dampskib, dampkogeapparat

idioms:

• steamer trunk    dampskibskiste, lav statelig kiste

Nederlands (Dutch)
stoomboot, stoomapparaat

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) vapeur (un bateau), (Culin) cuiseur-vapeur, marmite à vapeur

idioms:

• steamer trunk    coffre à vapeur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dampfer, Dämpfer

idioms:

• steamer trunk    flacher Koffer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ατμόπλοιο, (μαγειρ.) χύτρα ατμού

idioms:

• steamer trunk    μικρό μπαούλο

Italiano (Italian)
piroscafo, battello a vapore

idioms:

• steamer trunk    baule

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vapor (m)

idioms:

• steamer trunk    grande mala retangular para viagem de navio a vapor

Русский (Russian)
пароход, паровой катер, паровой механизм, пароварка, выпарной аппарат

idioms:

• steamer trunk    пароходный кофр, большой невысокий квадратный чемодан

Español (Spanish)
n. - vapor, buque de vapor, olla a presión, máquina de vapor

idioms:

• steamer trunk    baúl de camarote

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ångare, ångbåt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
汽船, 蒸汽机

idioms:

• steamer trunk    扁行李箱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 汽船, 蒸汽機

idioms:

• steamer trunk    扁行李箱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 증기로 움직이는 것, 증기 기관차, 찜통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 汽船, 蒸気機関, 蒸し器
v. - 汽船で旅行する

idioms:

• steamer trunk    旅行用トランク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) باخرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוניית-קיטור, סיר-לחץ‬

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steamer	Garment Steamer
Facial Steamer	clothes steamer