/ Dictionary / Index S steamer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: steam•er Pronunciation: (stē'mur), [key] — n. something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship. a person or thing that steams. a device, pot, or container in which something is steamed. See —v.i. to travel by steamship. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: steamer (Thesaurus) steam engine steamer basket Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language