"foamer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-foamer.ogg Forms: foamers [plural]
Etymology: From foam + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|foam|er|id2=agent noun}} foam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} foamer (plural foamers)
  1. (US, slang, sometimes derogatory) An obsessive railfan Tags: US, derogatory, slang, sometimes
    Sense id: en-foamer-en-noun-deexkZ2m Categories (other): American English, Rail transportation Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 86 4 10
  2. A device that foams or froths liquid.
    Sense id: en-foamer-en-noun-OsubENa~
  3. A device that foams or froths liquid.
    (cooking) 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.
    Sense id: en-foamer-en-noun-yZa4D75d Categories (other): Cooking, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fans (people) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 13 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 24 10 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 14 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 14 58 Disambiguation of Fans (people): 34 22 44 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antifoamer

Inflected forms

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