creamer

American  

[kree-mer] / ˈkri mər /

noun

creamers plural

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.

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creamer British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• creamers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of creamer

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

creamer creamers

Danone’s Stok product in the U.S. performed strongly, and coffee creamer products are improving, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Ms Manuel spent the last of her October Snap money last week on essentials like coffee, creamer and tuna.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

So, is the coffee creamer like a mango sticky rice?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025

Alarm bells rang in her head as she walked out of the supermarket, empty-handed except for a bottle of water and coffee creamer.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2024

A sugar basin would have to have two such handles and they would be larger than the one on the creamer.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The potential benefits of coffee, however, can be diluted or eliminated by the stuff many people add to it, the authors said, like sugar, syrups and creamers with a lot of saturated fat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Hsiao’s ceramics are sweet and quirky — tiki cups, Japanese daruma wishing dolls, tiny creatures and bird pitchers and creamers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Some coffee products, particularly nondairy creamers, can contain up to 10 of the following ingredients.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

Described as “a less bad version of sugar” by Healthline, maple syrup is another great option for sweetener if honey, creamers or plain sugar aren’t all that appealing.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024

Carry the creamers to the table in a “monkey bowl,” never in your hand.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich