Meaning & use

dresser

noun·Everyday

A piece of bedroom furniture with drawers, used for storing folded clothes.

See it in a sentence

She kept her socks and sweaters neatly folded in the top dresser drawer.

The movers struggled to carry the heavy oak dresser up the narrow staircase.

A note on using this word

Dresser can also mean a person who dresses stylishly, as in 'he is a sharp dresser.'

Words with a similar meaning

chest of drawersbureau

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A person who dresses in a particular style, or one who helps others dress, especially in theater.

The backstage dresser helped the actors change costumes between scenes.

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