1
: a small vessel for serving cream
2
: a nondairy product used as a substitute for cream (as in coffee)
Examples of creamer in a Sentence
a matching sugar bowl and creamer
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Use milk instead of sugary creamers.
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Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
Chains that have embraced dirty sodas include Ziggi’s Coffee, which serves Dr Pepper with peach and vanilla creamer, and Sonic, where specialty sodas have names like Twisted Flamingo, which is Sprite, cherry vanilla and sweet cream.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
According to some studies, more than 75% of people add milk or creamer to their coffee.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
From a selection of endless pours of creamers, slices of cheese and cartons of yogurt, our testers crowned eight dairy champions of PEOPLE Food Awards 2026.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
Chains that have embraced dirty sodas include Ziggi’s Coffee, which serves Dr Pepper with peach and vanilla creamer, and Sonic, where specialty sodas have names like Twisted Flamingo, which is Sprite, cherry vanilla and sweet cream.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
According to some studies, more than 75% of people add milk or creamer to their coffee.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
From a selection of endless pours of creamers, slices of cheese and cartons of yogurt, our testers crowned eight dairy champions of PEOPLE Food Awards 2026.
—Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for creamer
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“Creamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creamer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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creamer
noun
cream·er
ˈkrē-mər 
1
: a device for separating cream from milk
2
: a small container for serving cream
3
: a substitute for cream (as in coffee)
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