English Explanatory Dictionary

foamer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An obsessive railfan or just a fan
  2. A device that foams or froths liquid.
  3. A screw-top culinary device that comprises a pressure vessel used to hold a liquid and is charged with a compressed gas, to force the contents out of the nozzle, to create a foam.

Pronunciation

En-au-foamer.ogg

Word forms

foamer foamers

Etymology

From foam + -er. Foamers are called so because they foam at the mouth with awe

Derived words

antifoamer
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