drawer

[ drawr for 1, 2; draw-er for 3–6 ]

/ drɔr for 1, 2; ˈdrɔ ər for 3–6 /

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noun

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

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

a person or thing that draws.

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

Metalworking. a person who operates a drawbench.

a tapster.

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Origin of drawer

1300–50, 1580–90 for def 1, 1560–70 for def 2; Middle English; see draw, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM drawer

pre·draw·er, nounre·draw·er, noun

Words nearby drawer

drawboy, drawbridge, drawcard, drawdown, drawee, drawer, drawer sign, drawerful, drawers, drawhole, drawing

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Example sentences from the Web for drawer

And who else would let them gather dust in some drawer for nearly 50 years?
Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, and Others Crowdsource A Dylan Album|Malcolm Jones|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But then I had to go back to earning real money and went to work for ‬Businessweek‪ and put the book in a drawer for a long time.
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall|William O’Connor|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the day when he pulled open the drawer to show me the gun, I wonder, what I was thinking?
Don Carpenter Was a Novelist Both Lacerating and Forgiving|Louis B. Jones|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gun Don used, he kept in the drawer of his writing table at the window, where he always worked.
Don Carpenter Was a Novelist Both Lacerating and Forgiving|Louis B. Jones|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But it was still the place where Kandynce did not need eyesight to find a door or a drawer or a knob.
Killed by Donald Sterling’s Racism|Michael Daly|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then he turned hurriedly, threw it in the drawer, and went straight out, leaving the drawer open.
The Flight of the Shadow|George MacDonald
Then Hawtrey turned to the drawer again with an air of sudden resolution.
Masters of the Wheat-Lands|Harold Bindloss
Greif was safe, thought Rex, as he laid his hand upon the drawer again, to take the other thing from its place.
Greifenstein|F. Marion Crawford
That's another thing; I must use the name which the drawer gives me.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
He looks towards the bureau, and Roberts tries to pull open one drawer after another.
Evening Dress|W. D. Howells

British Dictionary definitions for drawer

drawer

/ (ˈdrɔːə) /

noun

a person or thing that draws, esp a draughtsman

a person who draws a chequeSee draw (def. 15)

a person who draws up a commercial paper

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

(drɔː) a boxlike container in a chest, table, etc, made for sliding in and out

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Idioms and Phrases with drawer

drawer

see top drawer.

drawer

noun

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noun

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