dresser Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
    chest; bureau; chest of drawers.
  2. noun a person who dresses in a particular way
    • she's an elegant dresser
    • he's a meticulous dresser
  3. noun a wardrobe assistant for an actor
    actor's assistant.
  4. noun low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
    dressing table; toilet table; vanity.
  5. noun a cabinet with shelves

WordNet


Dress"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
  2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
  3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
  4. F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t. (a) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. (b) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils.
    The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow.

Webster 1913