dresser

dress-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A piece of bedroom furniture with drawers for storing clothes, often with a mirror attached.

  2. 2.

    (British) A sideboard with shelves above for storing and displaying dishes.

  3. 3.

    A person who dresses in a particular way.

  4. 4.

    A person who helps actors or performers dress.

Forms

plural: dressers

Related words

See also: drawer, dress, wardrobe
Synonyms: bureau, chest of drawers, wardrobe

Etymology

From Old French dresser ("to arrange, prepare") + -er. The furniture sense developed from a table used for preparing food.