drawer

[drawr, draw-er]

noun

1. a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn draw out in order to gain access to it.

2. (used with a plural verb),  drawers, an undergarment, with legs, that covers the lower part of the body.

3. a person or thing that draws.

4. Finance.,  a person who draws an order, draft, or bill of exchange.

5. Metalworking.,  a person who operates a drawbench.

6. a tapster.

drawer

/ ˈdrɔːə /

noun

1. a person or thing that draws, esp a draughtsman

2. a person who draws a cheque See draw

3. a person who draws up a commercial paper

4. archaic,  a person who draws beer, etc, in a bar

5. a boxlike container in a chest, table, etc, made for sliding in and out

Other Word Forms

• predrawer noun
• redrawer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawer¹

1300–50, 1580–90 drawer for def. 1, 1560–70 drawer for def. 2; Middle English; draw, -er ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see top drawer.

Example Sentences

Ogundehin suggests picking an individual drawer or cupboard first, then building up gradually over time.

From BBC

He used to keep the passport in his underwear drawer to make sure he never misplaced it in the clutter of our home.

From Los Angeles Times

In the new design, solar panels on the top of the postboxes power a digitally-activated drawer, allowing customers to deposit small parcels.

From BBC

Before you reach for your snack drawer, you might want to do a double take.

From Salon

A few months later, the contents of 24 filing cabinet drawers were bagged up and shredded.

From BBC