drawer

noun

draw·​er ˈdrȯ(-ə)r How to pronounce drawer (audio)
1
: one that draws: such as
a
: a person who causes liquor to come out of a container : one who draws (see draw entry 1 sense 1b) liquor
b
c
: one that draws (see draw entry 1 sense transitive 7) a bill of exchange or order for payment or makes a promissory note
2
 dialectal also  ˈdrȯ
: a sliding box or receptacle opened by pulling out and closed by pushing in
kept the letters in the top drawer of her dresser
in the silverware drawer
3
 dialectal also  ˈdrȯ
drawers plural : an article of clothing (such as underwear) for the lower body
a clean pair of drawers
drawerful noun

Examples of drawer in a Sentence

the top drawer of the desk There are some pens in my desk drawer. He stood there in only his drawers.
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This sleek, modern desk has a long drawer to accommodate notepads and a desk organizer for office supplies. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025 Store them in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025 Then, as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff snapped pictures, Harris used a Sharpie to sign her desk drawer, a tradition that dates back to the 1940s and has been carried on continuously since the Ford administration. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for drawer 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English drawer, draghere, from drawen "to draw entry 1" + -er, -ere -er entry 2

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of drawer was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Drawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawer. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

drawer

noun
draw·​er ˈdrȯ(-ə)r How to pronounce drawer (audio)
1
: one that draws
2
: a sliding boxlike compartment (as in a desk)
3
plural : an undergarment for the lower part of the body

Legal Definition

drawer

noun
draw·​er ˈdrȯ-ər How to pronounce drawer (audio)
: the party that draws a draft compare drawee, payee
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