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cream·er

(krē′mər)

1. A small jug or pitcher for cream.

2. A machine or device for separating cream from milk.

3. A refrigerator in which milk is placed to form cream.

4. A substitute for cream: a nondairy coffee creamer.

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creamer

(ˈkriːmə)

1. (Cookery) a vessel or device for separating cream from milk

2. (Cookery) a powdered substitute for cream, used in coffee

3. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian a small jug or pitcher for serving cream

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cream•er

(ˈkri mər)

n.

1. a person or thing that creams.

2. a small jug or pitcher for serving cream.

3. an apparatus for separating cream from milk.

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

5. a nondairy product made chiefly from corn syrup solids, used as a substitute for cream or milk.

[1855–60]

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creamer - a small pitcher for serving cream

cream pitcher

ewer, pitcher - an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

tea service, tea set - a set of china or silverware for serving tea

Translations

creamer

[ˈkriːmə^r] n

(= powder) → succédané m de crème

(mainly US) (= jug) → pot m à crème

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

creamer

(US: = jug) → Sahnekännchen nt

(= skimming machine) → Milchzentrifuge or -schleuder f

(= dried milk) → Milchpulver nt

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