creamer

See also: Creamer

English

cream pouring down from a creamer (sense 1)

sense 4

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der.

Proto-Celtic *krammender.

Gaulish *cramabor.?

Late Latin crāmum

Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.

Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)

Ancient Greek χρῖσμᾰ (khrîsmă)bor.

Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma

blend

Old French cresmebor.

Middle English creme

English cream

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzijos

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English creamer

From cream + -er.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)

Noun

creamer (plural creamers)

A jug for holding cream.
A separator for removing cream from milk to leave skimmed milk.
A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee.
Synonyms: lightener, whitener

nondairy creamer
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
Polish: dzban na śmietankę m
Russian: сли́вочник (ru) m (slívočnik)
Swedish: gräddkanna (sv) c, gräddsnipa (sv) c, gräddsnäcka (sv) c

separator — see separator

nondairy cream substitute

Finnish: kahvikerma (fi), kasviskerma (vegetarian), kahvikermajauhe
German: Kaffeeweißer (de) m
Hindi: क्रीमर m (krīmar)
Indonesian: krimer
Navajo: tsʼááłbáí
Polish: zabielacz m
Swedish: gräddersättning c
Thai: ครีมเทียม (th) (kriim-tiiam)

a packet of cream or milk

German: Kaffeesahne (de) f (coffee)
Polish: śmietanka (pl) f

Anagrams

amercer, ceramer