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creamery

American  
[kree-muh-ree] / ˈkri mə ri /

noun

plural

creameries

  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 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of creamery

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

Example Sentences

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Years and years ago, I think the space was an ice creamery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

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 • Sep. 11, 2024

Samples of Vulto’s cheese repeatedly tested positive for listeria species between July 2014 and Feb. 2017, ultimately leading the federal court to shut down the creamery in 2018.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

He even fears customers might stop coming to his creamery: "We have had customers who assume that we are closed, because of load-shedding, so I am really worried that if load-shedding worsens, people won't come."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2023

“It takes just one person to ruin the whole thing, and then you wouldn’t have your fresh eggs fried in my pure creamery butter any more.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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