creamery

[ kree-muh-ree ]

noun

, plural cream·er·ies.

1. a place where milk and cream are processed and where butter and cheese are produced.
2. a place for the sale of milk and its products.
3. a place where milk is set to form cream.

creamery

/ ˈkriːmərɪ /

noun

1. an establishment where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese
2. a place where dairy products are sold
3. a place where milk is left to stand until the cream rises to the top

Word History and Origins

Origin of creamery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; cream + -ery

Example Sentences

Partygoers ate ice cream from a local creamery that created a special line of flavors for an election season featuring a hometown presidential candidate.

From Los Angeles Times

However, amid the recent right-wing fervor, a raw milk creamery based in Walton, New York, was found to be the source of Listeria monocytogenes that sickened eight people, killing two of them in 2016.

From Salon

Food and Drug Administration in 2017 linked the creamery’s cheese to an outbreak of listeriosis that resulted in eight hospitalizations and two deaths — one in Vermont and another in Connecticut.

From Seattle Times

Her death shocked her new community, where she already had taken on managing a small rural farmers market and working at a local creamery.

From Seattle Times

A Dairy Partners spokesman said neighbours had been consulted before the new treatment plant was built at the Aberarad creamery.

From BBC

Related Words

• dairy farm