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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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RELATED WORDS

bin, crate, crib, wallet, sheath, integument, receptacle, compact, casket, baggage, wrapper, chest, chamber, folder, carton, grip, shell, cartridge, safe, envelope

Nearby words

  1. drawboy,
  2. drawbridge,
  3. drawcard,
  4. drawdown,
  5. drawee,
  6. drawer sign,
  7. drawerful,
  8. drawers,
  9. drawhole,
  10. drawing

Origin of drawer

1300–50, 1580–90 for def 1, 1560–70 for def 2; Middle English; see draw, -er1
Related formspre·draw·er, nounre·draw·er, noun
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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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Word Origin and History for drawer

drawer

n.

mid-14c., agent noun from draw (v.). Attested from 1570s in sense of a box that can be "drawn" out of a cabinet.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with drawer

drawer

see top drawer.

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