: a soup or stew of seafood (such as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (such as potatoes)
also
: a soup resembling chowder
corn chowder
Examples of chowder in a Sentence
Noun
a bowl of clam chowder
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Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
The seafood chowder with crab meat, shrimp, and conch is comfortingly creamy, while the Jamaican-style Wagyu beef cheek curry is bursting with flavor.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
On the plus side, two of the ship’s three restaurants are now open, and the food is good, especially the clam chowder.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Late-summer corn adds just the right amount of sweetness to this creamy salmon chowder.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
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Noun
And speaking of lobster rolls, Perkins Cove’s Lobster Shack has some of the freshest around and is also known for its traditional clam chowder.
—Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
The seafood chowder with crab meat, shrimp, and conch is comfortingly creamy, while the Jamaican-style Wagyu beef cheek curry is bursting with flavor.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
On the plus side, two of the ship’s three restaurants are now open, and the food is good, especially the clam chowder.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Late-summer corn adds just the right amount of sweetness to this creamy salmon chowder.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
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“Chowder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chowder. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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