Dresser

Quick meaning: Dresser is a noun meaning (UK) An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.

Meaning

(UK) An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.

More Meanings

1. (US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.
2. One who dresses in a particular way.
3. (theater, film, television) A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume).
4. A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing.
5. (medicine) A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc.
6. (UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.
7. A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting.

Example Sentences

He's a very snappy dresser.

The pewter plates on the dresser / Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine.

The other room was a kitchen, with an open fireplace, a safe, a dresser and a tin sink, with a tap from the tank outside.

In the Queen's coach are the Queen's stateroom and bathroom, the Royal Family lounge, lady-in-waiting's compartment and bathroom, and dresser's room.

Word Forms

• dressers

Synonyms for dresser

Depending on context, synonyms include bolt, bolter, chest, bureau.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chest, bureau, drawer, cupboard, locker, pantry.

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