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* '''creamer''', a small [[Pitcher (container)|pitcher]] or [[jug (container)|jug]] designed for holding [[cream]] or [[milk]] to be served with [[tea]] or [[coffee]] in the Western tradition. A creamer is an integral part of a [[tea set]]. |
* '''creamer''', a small [[Pitcher (container)|pitcher]] or [[jug (container)|jug]] designed for holding [[cream]] or [[milk]] to be served with [[tea]] or [[coffee]] in the Western tradition. A creamer is an integral part of a [[tea set]]. |
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* '''creamer''', in law, is defined by ''[[Black's Law Dictionary]]'' (1979, fifth edition) as "a foreign merchant, but generally taken for one who has a stall at a [[fair]] or [[market]]." |
* '''creamer''', in law, is defined by ''[[Black's Law Dictionary]]'' (1979, fifth edition) as "a foreign merchant, but generally taken for one who has a stall at a [[fair]] or [[market]]." |
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* '''creamer''', is occasionally used in Ireland as a derogatory term directed towards members of the [[travellers|travelling community]]. It is derived from cream cracker, also used as a derogatory term towards the said group. In some instances, the term is directed at [[skangers]]. |
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Revision as of 15:36, 20 June 2007
Creamer can refer to
- non-dairy creamer, a cream substitute to be used with coffee
- creamer, a small pitcher or jug designed for holding cream or milk to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition. A creamer is an integral part of a tea set.
- creamer, in law, is defined by Black's Law Dictionary (1979, fifth edition) as "a foreign merchant, but generally taken for one who has a stall at a fair or market."
- creamer, is occasionally used in Ireland as a derogatory term directed towards members of the travelling community. It is derived from cream cracker, also used as a derogatory term towards the said group. In some instances, the term is directed at skangers.