creamer
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈkrimər/
:
cremera
- "Lucille reappeared, carefully carrying a tray of jiggling teacups, a matching flowered teapot, a creamer and sugar bowl, and a plate of doughnuts.
- creamer and sugar
- creamer bowl
- creamer and teapot
Examples
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Only when the dishes were done and put away did she wash the Belleek china creamer.
Fiction book (2000) -
A tall silver and ivory coffeepot, with a matching creamer and sugar bowl, sat on a silver tray on the beveled-glass coffee table.
Fiction book (2002) -
I keep it next to the shower in an old creamer dispenser.
Blog text (17) -
Antique Bavarian china teapot with matching sugar bowl and creamer
Blog text (27) -
She fingered the Belleek china creamer sitting on the table in front of her, the delicate, shell-like, shimmering creamer that had belonged to her mother.
Fiction book (2000) -
An overdressed Black woman reeking of Giorgio and carrying a silver-plated tray with china cups and saucers, a creamer, and a sugar dish came into my view.
Fiction book (1996) -
For breakfast, she placed the creamer on the table next to the coffee pot.
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He passed the creamer to me so I could add some to my tea.
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The elegant ceramic creamer complemented the coffee cups perfectly.
Synonyms
1
2.5
A small jug for pouring cream at the table
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Etymology
The word creamer comes from cream 'the thick part of milk' and the ending -er 'something for', so it originally meant the small jug used to hold and pour cream at the table.