foamer
The English word “foamer” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- A railfan, particularly an obsessive one.
- Someone with a special interest in a particular topic, usually obsessive.
- 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.
Etymology
From foam + -er. Foamers are called so because they foam at the mouth with awe
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