different between dreamer vs creamer

English

Etymology

From Middle English dremer, dremere, dremare, equivalent to dream +? -er. Cognate with West Frisian dreamer (“dreamer”), Saterland Frisian Dröömer (“dreamer”), Dutch dromer (“dreamer”), German Träumer (“dreamer”), Danish drømmer (“dreamer”), Swedish drömmare (“dreamer”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?im?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?i?m?/
• Rhymes: -i?m?(?)

Noun

dreamer (plural dreamers)

1. One who dreams.
2. Someone whose beliefs are far from realistic.
   • 1971, John Lennon, Imagine

     You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one.

3. Any anglerfish of the family Oneirodidae.
4. swallow-wing puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa)

Related terms

• daydreamer

Translations

Further reading

• dreamer at OneLook Dictionary Search
• dreamer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• rearmed, redream

English

Etymology

cream +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?i?.m?(?)/
• Rhymes: -i?m?(r)

Noun

creamer (plural creamers)

1. A jug for holding cream.
2. A separator for removing cream from milk to leave skimmed milk.
3. A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee.
4. A small thimble sized container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee.

Translations

Anagrams

• amercer, ceramer