creamer

[ kree-mer ]

/ ˈkri mər /

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noun

a person or thing that creams.

a small jug, pitcher, etc., for holding cream.

a container or apparatus for separating cream from milk.

a refrigerator in which milk is placed to facilitate the formation of cream.

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.

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Origin of creamer

First recorded in 1855–60; cream + -er¹

Words nearby creamer

cream, cream cheese, cream cracker, cream-crackered, creamcups, creamer, creamery, cream ice, creamlaid, cream of tartar, cream pail

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How to use creamer in a sentence

First, he cut back on his daily coffee—which he took with ample creamer and several spoons of sugar.
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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.
How to make an authentic cup of matcha|Stacey Lastoe|October 17, 2021|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.
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So I put flour in empty coffee creamer containers that have small holes and shake like a saltshaker.
Hints From Heloise: Teddy bear needs a bath|Heloise Heloise|March 12, 2021|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.
Hints From Heloise: Teddy bear needs a bath|Heloise Heloise|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
In contrast, Robert W. Creamer most likely never second-guessed his selection.
The Idiot’s Guide to Writing a Baseball Book|Luke Epplin|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The crudest form of creamer contains a number of bottles, with their necks all directed toward the spindle, filled with milk.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887|Various
Jack Creamer wanted two weeks to be ten years old, but he was allowed to stay on board.
The Cruise of the "Lively Bee"|John De Morgan
Creamer was at the lead, but disconsolate and terrified, having utterly lost his reckoning.
Adrift in the Ice-Fields|Charles W. Hall
As for Creamer, he can't have any cotton sheets to-night, for fear of a conflagration.
Adrift in the Ice-Fields|Charles W. Hall
Regnar did not know if the centre-wheel had got anything, but Davies and Creamer had four geese, five brent, and a black duck.
Adrift in the Ice-Fields|Charles W. Hall

British Dictionary definitions for creamer

creamer

/ (ˈkriːmə) /

noun

a vessel or device for separating cream from milk

a powdered substitute for cream, used in coffee

mainly US and Canadian a small jug or pitcher for serving cream

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creamer

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