creamer

See also: Creamer

English

sense 1

sense 4

Etymology

From cream +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/
• Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)

Noun

creamer (plural creamers)

2. A jug for holding cream.
4. A separator for removing cream from milk to leave skimmed milk.
6. A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee.

   Synonyms: lightener, whitener

   nondairy creamer

8. A small thimble-sized or stick-shaped container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee. In recent decades usually a disposable plastic container; in the mid-20th century often a tiny porcelain pitcher.

Derived terms

• cow creamer

Translations

jug for cream

• Finnish: kermanekka (fi), kermakko (fi)
• German: Sahnekännchen n
• Russian: сли́вочник (ru) m (slívočnik)
• Swedish: gräddkanna (sv) c, gräddsnipa (sv) c, gräddsnäcka c

separator — see separator

nondairy cream substitute

• Finnish: kahvikerma (fi), kasviskerma (vegetarian), kahvikermajauhe
• German: Kaffeeweißer m
• Navajo: tsʼááłbáí
• Swedish: gräddersättning c
• Thai: ครีมเทียม (th) (kriim-tiiam)

a packet of cream or milk

• German: Kaffeesahne (de) f (coffee)

Anagrams

• amercer, ceramer