drawer
UK/dɹɔː(ɹ)//dɹɔɹ/
drawer noun: an open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles. Also the attributive form of drawers.
Noun (1)
drawer (plural drawers)
- An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
- He knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck.2008, Jesmyn Ward, Where the Line Bleeds, Bloomsbury (2018), page 144
- A side panel containing supplementary content.
Noun (2)
drawer (plural drawers)
- An artist who primarily makes drawings.
- One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
- There is no doubt that the stipulation of nonguarantee of an acceptance inserted in a bill of exchange by the drawer has the effect of excluding the liability of guarantee for the indorsers as well as for the drawer.1913, United States Congressional Serial Set, volume 6526, page 276
- A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
- When the good lieutenant applied himself to the door, he applied himself likewise to the bell; and the drawer immediately attending, he dispatched him for a file of musqueteers and a surgeon.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter XII, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VII
- He came down to the Pied Horse Inn, where I was a drawer, at Newmarket, twice.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
- A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings
- A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
Also used as
drawer is also the attributive form of drawers.
drawer is also the agent noun of draw.
drawer meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
drawer in Hindi
- open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
- दराज़ darāz, ड्रॉअर ḍrŏar
drawer in Urdu
- open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
- دراز darāz
drawer in Bengali
- ড্রয়ার
drawer in Telugu
- open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
- సొరుగు sorugu
More languagesFewer languages
- drawer in Kannada
- ಡ್ರಾಯರ್, ಡ್ರಾವರ್
- drawer in Gujarati
- ખાનું khānũ
- drawer in Odia
- ଡ୍ରଯ଼ାର, ଡ୍ରଯ଼ର, ଡ୍ରଯ଼ର୍
- drawer in Nepali
- घर्रा gharrā
- drawer in Tagalog
- sulong
- drawer in Arabic
- جَارُور jārūr, دُرْج durj, رَسَّام rassām, رَسَّامَة rassāma
- drawer in Malay
- laci, anak meja, pelukis
- drawer in Indonesian
- laci, penarik
- drawer in Persian
- کشو kešow, کشنده kešande
- drawer in Thai
- เก๊ะ gé, ลิ้นชัก lín-chák
- drawer in Vietnamese
- ngăn kéo, hộc, hoạ sĩ
- drawer in Myanmar
- အံဆွဲ amhcwai:, ဆွဲအံ hcwai:am, အံ am
Examples of drawer in a sentence
- Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.
- Is this your pen I found kicking around in my drawer?
- If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.
Synonyms of drawer
Forms of drawer
| plural | drawers |
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Origin of drawer
From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.
From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century.
Words formed from drawer
Phrases with drawer
Words that rhyme with drawer
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Questions about drawer
- What does drawer mean?
- Drawer means an open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
- What is drawer in Hindi?
- Drawer in Hindi is दराज़ (darāz), ड्रॉअर (ḍrŏar). See Drawer meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is drawer?
- Drawer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce drawer?
- Drawer is pronounced /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of drawer?
- The plural of drawer is drawers.
Words near drawer in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: drawer (page history and authors); drawer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); drawer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); drawer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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