Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creamer

/ˈkɹiː.mɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
cream-er
IPA
/ˈkɹiː.mɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jug for holding cream.

noun

A separator for removing cream from milk to leave skimmed milk.

noun

A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee.

noun

A small thimble-sized or stick-shaped container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee. In recent decades usually a disposable plastic container; in the mid-20th century often a tiny porcelain pitcher.

name

A surname from Middle English.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der. Proto-Celtic *krammender. Gaulish *cramabor.? Late Latin crāmum Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma blend Old French cresmebor. Middle English creme English cream English -er English creamer From cream + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

creamers (plural)

Phrases

cow creamer

Synonyms

lightener whitener cream pitcher

Rhymes With

steamer dreamer streamer femur screamer lemur bremer beamer kremer schemer cremer beemer

Questions

How do you pronounce creamer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/.
What does creamer mean?
A jug for holding cream.
Where does creamer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce creamer

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