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foamer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (US, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A railfan, particularly an obsessive one.
  2. (US, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A railfan, particularly an obsessive one. ▸ Someone with a special interest in a particular topic, usually obsessive.
  3. A device that foams or froths liquid.
  4. A device that foams or froths liquid. ▸ 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.

Forms

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foamers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

antifoamer