creamer

[ kree-mer ]

noun

1. a person or thing that creams.
2. a small jug, pitcher, etc., for holding cream.
3. a container or apparatus for separating cream from milk.
4. a refrigerator in which milk is placed to facilitate the formation of cream.
5. a nondairy product in powder or liquid form, made chiefly from corn syrup solids and used as a substitute for cream, especially for coffee cream.

creamer

/ ˈkriːmə /

noun

1. a vessel or device for separating cream from milk
2. a powdered substitute for cream, used in coffee
3. a small jug or pitcher for serving cream

Word History and Origins

Origin of creamer¹

First recorded in 1855–60; cream + -er ¹

Example Sentences

First, he cut back on his daily coffee—which he took with ample creamer and several spoons of sugar.

From Outside Online

Sipping matcha with milk or a non-dairy creamer tamps down the bitter notes, and you can also add a dash of honey or sprinkle of sugar to taste.

From Popular-Science

Another uses a vanilla protein shake as “creamer,” and several people blend their own shakes with flavored protein powder, ice, and coffee instead of milk.

From Outside Online

So I put flour in empty coffee creamer containers that have small holes and shake like a saltshaker.

From Washington Post

When I need just a little flour to use while making gravy or to thicken a sauce, it is much easier to use the coffee creamer container than try to scoop out flour from a big bag.

From Washington Post

In contrast, Robert W. Creamer most likely never second-guessed his selection.

From The Daily Beast

The crudest form of creamer contains a number of bottles, with their necks all directed toward the spindle, filled with milk.

From Project Gutenberg

Jack Creamer wanted two weeks to be ten years old, but he was allowed to stay on board.

From Project Gutenberg

Creamer was at the lead, but disconsolate and terrified, having utterly lost his reckoning.

From Project Gutenberg

As for Creamer, he can't have any cotton sheets to-night, for fear of a conflagration.

From Project Gutenberg

Regnar did not know if the centre-wheel had got anything, but Davies and Creamer had four geese, five brent, and a black duck.

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