drawers

UK/dɹɔːz/US/dɹɔɹz/

drawers is the plural of drawer.

Noun

drawers pl (plural only)

(archaic, plural, plural-only) Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.
- Question. Where did they strike you?
  Answer. Struck me in the face once, and struck four times across the legs.
  Question.Was that after you had taken your drawers off, or before?
  Answer. After I had taken my drawers off.1871 October 21, [US] House of Representatives, quoting John Pool and Mary Neal, “Conditions of affairs in the southern states. Georgia sub-committee”, in Reports of Committees, page 386
(dated, informal, plural, plural-only, regional) Underpants, especially long underpants.
- They were armed and I was in my drawers still half asleep.2016, John Avanzato, Claim Denied
- “It’s really aggressive,” Eliahu said of the incident. “While it was happening in real time, I thought it was a set up or a prank. Then it was clear they weren’t working together. I just felt bad. The Naked Cowboy he was just trying to keep his drawers up.”2020 November 12, Tina Moore, quoting Elad Eliahu, “Someone tried to pants Times Square's Naked Cowboy”, in New York Post
Synonyms:

drawls, draws
(plural, plural-only, slang) Any clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.

Synonyms:

legwear

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.

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
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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From draw (“to pull”), hence that which is pulled onto the body. Attested from the late 16th century. Compare drawer.

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What does drawers mean?: Drawers means clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.
What is drawers the plural of?: Drawers is the plural of drawer.
What part of speech is drawers?: Drawers is a noun.
How do you pronounce drawers?: Drawers is pronounced /dɹɔɹz/ (US).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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