dresser
1a dressing table or bureau.
a sideboard or set of shelves for dishes and cooking utensils.
Obsolete. a table or sideboard on which food is dressed for serving.
Origin of dresser
1Words Nearby dresser
Other definitions for dresser (2 of 2)
a person who dresses.
a person employed to dress actors, care for costumes, etc., at a theater, television studio, or the like.
Chiefly British. a surgeon's assistant.
a person who dresses in a particular manner, as specified: a fancy dresser;a careful and distinctive dresser.
any of several tools or devices used in dressing materials.
Metalworking.
a block, fitting into an anvil, on which pieces are forged.
a mallet for shaping sheet metal.
a tool for truing the surfaces of grinding wheels.
Origin of dresser
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How to use dresser in a sentence
Kanimba was horrified to see her dad — always an impeccable dresser — in such debilitated condition.
She escaped the genocide in Rwanda. Now, 27 years later, she can’t escape its politics. | Petula Dvorak | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostThese workstations can transform a kitchen table, coffee table, or dresser into a productivity center.
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‘Let’s survive a pandemic together’: Roommates are struggling with realities of sharing space 24/7 | Kayleigh Barber | January 15, 2021 | DigidayHe placed a television on a dresser, eye-height, and paced around the room.
‘Bills Mafia’ waited a generation for a team like this. It’s had to embrace it from afar. | Adam Kilgore | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostShe gets Sarah to come to town for opening night and be her dresser, for old time’s sake.
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As a child, he remembers watching his father, “a very sharp dresser,” add the final touches to his suits—a tie.
The room held a sizable amount of old, worn furniture: the bed, a studio couch, three stuffed chairs, a chifforobe and a dresser.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPop music, much like a teenager with a dresser full of training bras and her first summer job, is going through a lot changes.
Mariah Carey Is the Last of the Traditional Divas | Phoebe Robinson | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPetersen was a convener of people, known on multiple continents as a careful thinker, dynamic speaker, and dapper dresser.
Kate might also want to think about taking a dresser or a lady's maid.
Situation Vacant: Kate and William Seek New Nanny For George | Tom Sykes | January 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDorothy turned to the dresser, and a strange expression came over her face.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieWhy, Tip says she's the best-lookin' woman in the walley, and that she's a terrible tasty dresser.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThen she looked more hopeful as her eyes rested on Betty, who was sorting the contents of a too-crowded dresser drawer.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee Hope"And so we had," said Betty, closing the dresser drawer with a bang and coming unexpectedly to her aid.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeHe was a swagger dresser and more marked than many because he was strikingly handsome.
British Dictionary definitions for dresser (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdrɛsə) /
a set of shelves, usually also with cupboards or drawers, for storing or displaying dishes, etc
US a chest of drawers for storing clothing in a bedroom or dressing room, often having a mirror on the top
Origin of dresser
1British Dictionary definitions for dresser (2 of 2)
/ (ˈdrɛsə) /
a person who dresses in a specified way: a fashionable dresser
theatre a person employed to assist actors in putting on and taking off their costumes
a tool used for dressing stone or other materials
British a person who assists a surgeon during operations
British See window-dresser
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