Dictionary

creamer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der. Proto-Celtic *krammender. Gaulish *cramabor.? Late Latin crāmum Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma blend Old French cresmebor. Middle English creme English cream English -er English creamer From cream + -er.

Meanings

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.
   • nondairy creamer
4. 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.

Forms

Deriveds

cow creamer

Synonyms

lightener · whitener

Translations (20)

sv gräddsnipa (jug for cream) · hi क्रीमर (nondairy cream substitute) · sv gräddkanna (jug for cream) · fi kasviskerma (nondairy cream substitute) · pl śmietanka (a packet of cream or milk) · pl zabielacz (nondairy cream substitute) · de Kaffeeweißer (nondairy cream substitute) · ru сли́вочник (jug for cream) · de Kaffeesahne (a packet of cream or milk) · id krimer (nondairy cream substitute) · fi kahvikerma (nondairy cream substitute) · fi kahvikermajauhe (nondairy cream substitute) · fi kermanekka (jug for cream) · sv gräddsnäcka (jug for cream) · fi kermakko (jug for cream) · th ครีมเทียม (nondairy cream substitute) · sv gräddersättning (nondairy cream substitute) · nv tsʼááłbáí (nondairy cream substitute) · pl dzban na śmietankę (jug for cream) · de Sahnekännchen (jug for cream)