English Explanatory Dictionary

drawer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
  2. A side panel containing supplementary content.
  3. Attributive form of drawers.
noun
  1. Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
  2. An artist who primarily makes drawings.
  3. One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
  4. A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
  5. Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
  6. A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.

Pronunciation

/dɹɔː(ɹ)/ /dɹɔɹ/ en-us-drawer.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-drawer.wav /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹɔːɹə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/ /ˈdɹɔɹɚ/ /ˈdɹɑ.ɚ/ en-us-drawer-one_who_draws.ogg

Word forms

drawer drawers

Etymology

From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

Synonyms

draughtsman

Related words

drawers

Derived words

chest of drawers codrawer desk drawer Dirichlet's drawer principle drawered drawerful drawerknob drawerless drawerlike hewers of wood and drawers of water kitchen drawer knick-knack drawer not the sharpest knife in the drawer second-drawer tidy one's sock drawer top drawer warming drawer wiredrawer
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