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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small jug or pitcher for cream.
  • noun A machine or device for separating cream from milk.
  • noun A refrigerator in which milk is placed to form cream.
  • noun A substitute for cream.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A refrigerator or cooling-cabinet in which fresh milk, placed in deep cylindrical cans, is kept cool by means of ice or cold water while the cream rises naturally.
  • noun An apparatus for the artificial separation of cream from milk. It is usually made on the centrifugal principle.
  • noun A small vessel for holding cream at table; a cream-jug.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a small pitcher for serving cream.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a small pitcher for serving cream

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  • "I met a non-dairy creamer explicitly laid out like a fruitcake/With a wet spot bigger than a Great Lake"

    - Guided By Voices, "Hot Freaks"

    January 15, 2007