drawer
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drawer¹
- /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɹɔɹ/ US
- /ˈdɹɔː.əɹ/ obsolete
- /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/ UK, person
- /ˈdɹɔːɹə(ɹ)/ UK, person
- /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/ US, person
- /ˈdɹɑ.ɚ/ person
Sounds like draw (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ɔːə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.
noun 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.
- A side panel containing supplementary content.
- Attributive form of drawers The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom.
drawer²
- /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɹɔɹ/ US
- /ˈdɹɔː.əɹ/ obsolete
- /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/ UK, person
- /ˈdɹɔːɹə(ɹ)/ UK, person
- /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/ US, person
- /ˈdɹɑ.ɚ/ person
Sounds like draw (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ɔːə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century.
noun drawers
- Agent noun of draw; one who draws. Lawyers for Mr. Abbott argued that the maps were drawn to help Republicans maintain power but not to discriminate, and that drawers did not know where district offices were located.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
Similar: draughtsman
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: draftsman, dresser, cabinet, desk, shelf, bin, box, basket, sheet, decor, tray, panel, rack, décor, shotgun, feeder
noun
Similar: draughtsman
Translations
Every language
noun open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
| Español | cajón, gaveta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서랍 seorap |
| 日本語 | 引き出し hikidashi, 引出し hikidashi |
| 中文 | 抽屜 /抽屉 chōuti |
| हिन्दी | दराज़ darāz, ड्रॉअर ḍrŏar |
| Português | gaveta |
| Français | tiroir |
| Deutsch | Schublade |
| Italiano | cassetto |
| Ελληνικά | συρτάρι syrtári |
| Română | sertar |
| Русский | я́щик jáščik, выдвижно́й я́щик vydvižnój jáščik, шуфля́да šufljáda, шуфля́дка šufljádka |
| Tiếng Việt | ngăn kéo, hộc |
| العربية | جَارُور jārūr, دُرْج durj |
| עברית | מגירה, מְגֵרָה megerá |
noun one who draws something
| Español | dibujante |
|---|---|
| Português | desenhista |
| Français | dessinateur |
| Deutsch | Zeichner, Zeichnerin |
| Italiano | disegnatore |
| Ελληνικά | σχεδιαστής schediastís, σχεδιάστρια schediástria |
| Română | desenator, desenatoare |
| Русский | чертёжник čertjóžnik, чертёжница čertjóžnica, худо́жник xudóžnik, худо́жница xudóžnica |
| עברית | מְסַרְטֵט mesartét |
noun artist who primarily makes drawings
| 中文 | 畫家 /画家 huàjiā |
|---|---|
| Português | desenhista |
| Français | dessinateur, dessinatrice |
| Deutsch | Zeichner |
| Ελληνικά | σχεδιαστής schediastís, σχεδιάστρια schediástria |
| Română | desenator, desenatoare |
| Русский | чертёжник čertjóžnik, чертёжница čertjóžnica, гра́фик gráfik |
| Tiếng Việt | hoạ sĩ |
| العربية | رَسَّام rassām, رَسَّامَة rassāma |
Talk about this word "drawer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drawer. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. drawer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drawer "drawer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drawer.Cite this
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title = {drawer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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