noun
dresser
DREH-suh
noun
1
A piece of furniture with drawers, used to store clothes, often with a mirror attached.
"She kept her jewellery in the top drawer of the dresser."
2
A kitchen cabinet with shelves for storing plates, dishes, and crockery.
"The good china was displayed on the dresser."
3
A person who dresses in a certain style, or someone whose job is helping others dress, such as a theatre dresser.
"The actress relied on her dresser to change costumes quickly backstage."
How to Use Dresser
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA piece of bedroom or kitchen furniture for storing clothes or crockery, or a person whose job involves dressing someone else.
UK vs US
In British English "dresser" usually means the kitchen/crockery cabinet; in American English it more often means the bedroom chest of drawers.
Word Forms
dressers plural, dressers plural, Dressers plural
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Etymology
From Old French dresseur, related to the verb "dress" in its original sense of "to arrange or prepare."