creamer

See also: Creamer

English

Etymology

cream +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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

Noun

creamer (plural creamers)

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

   Synonyms: lightener, whitener

4. A small thimble-sized container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee.

Derived terms

• cow creamer

Translations

jug for cream

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

Anagrams

• amercer, ceramer