Meanings
nounfoamer (plural foamers)
plural foamers
- USderogatoryA railfan, particularly an obsessive one.
- USderogatoryslangsometimesSomeone with a special interest in a particular topic, usually obsessive.
- A device that foams or froths liquid.
- cookingA 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.
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Origin
From foam + -er. Foamers are called so because they foam at the mouth with awe
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foamer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foamer
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“foamer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foamer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foamer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foamer.
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