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Meaning of DRAWER

Pronunciation:  dror

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
  2. [n]  an artist skilled at drawing
  3. [n]  the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
 
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 Synonyms: draftsman
 
 See Also: artist, buffet, bureau, cartoonist, chest, chest of drawers, chiffonier, commode, container, counter, creative person, desk, dresser, lock, money dealer, money handler, pavement artist, sideboard, sketcher, storage space

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Draw"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, draws; as:
   (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a
       taproom. --Shak.
   (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a
       good drawer.
   (c) (Law) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for
       payment; -- the correlative of drawee.
2. That which is drawn; as:
   (a) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened
       by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in.
   (b) pl. An under-garment worn on the lower limbs.
{Chest of drawers}. See under {Chest}.
 
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