Definitions for drawer
drɔr for 1, 2 ; ˈdrɔ ər for 3-6draw·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drawernoun

   a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

2. drawernoun

   the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

3. draftsman, drawernoun

   an artist skilled at drawing

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. drawernoun

   An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

2. drawernoun

   Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

3. drawernoun

   An artist who primarily makes drawings.

4. drawernoun

   One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

5. drawernoun

   A barman; a man who draws the beer from the taps.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drawernoun

   Etymology: from draw.

   1. One employed in procuring water from the well.

   From the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water. Deutr. xxix. 11.

   2. One whose business is to draw liquors from the cask.

   To drive away the time ’till Falstaff comes, I pray thee do thou stand in some bye room, while I question my puny drawer to what end he gave me the sugar. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Let the drawers be ready with wine and fresh glasses;
   Let the waiters have eyes, though their tongues must be ty’d. Ben Jonson, Tavern Academy.

   A man of fire is a general enemy to all waiters, and makes the drawers abroad, and his footmen at home, know he is not to be provoked. Tatler, №. 61.

   3. That which has the power of attraction.

   Love is a flame, and therefore we say beauty is attractive, because physicians observe that fire is a great drawer. Jonathan Swift.

   4. A box in a case, out of which it is drawn at pleasure.

   There may be other and different intelligent beings, of whose faculties he has as little knowledge, or apprehension, as a worm, shut up in one drawer of a cabinet, hath of the senses or understanding of a man. John Locke.

   We will suppose the China dishes taken off, and a drawer of medals supplying their room. Joseph Addison, on Medals.

   5. [In the plural.] The lower part of a man’s dress.

   The Maltese harden the bodies of their children, and reconcile them to the heat, by making them go stark naked, without shirt or drawers, ’till they are ten years old. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drawer

   A drawer (listen) DROR is a box-shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets, chests of drawers (bureaus), desks, and the like.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drawer

   A drawer is a sliding, boxlike storage compartment without a lid, made to slide horizontally in and out of a piece of furniture such as a desk, chest, or cabinet, often designed for holding specific items.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drawernoun

   one who, or that which, draws

2. Drawernoun

   one who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom

3. Drawernoun

   one who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer

4. Drawernoun

   one who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee

5. Drawernoun

   that which is drawn

6. Drawernoun

   a sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in

7. Drawernoun

   an under-garment worn on the lower limbs

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drawer

   A drawer is a box-shaped container that fits into a piece of furniture in such a way that it can be drawn out horizontally to reach its contents.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drawer

   A piece of furniture.

   The drawers were okay at the cabinet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drawer

   The old name for an inn or tavern keeper’s assistant, who drew the beer from the casks.

Matched Categories

1. • Artist
   • Container
   • Money Handler
   • Storage Space

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'drawer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3892

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'drawer' in Nouns Frequency: #2195

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Anagrams for drawer »

1. redraw

2. reward

3. warder

4. warred

How to pronounce drawer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say drawer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drawer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drawer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of drawer in a Sentence

1. Robert Hanlon:

   This is grabbing the kitchen knife out of the drawer in a fit of anger and stabbing her 42 times.

2. Jordan Smith:

   Hey what`re ya doin` in that drawer?!? Stealin` cigarettes?

3. Jennifer Cutrona:

   The little pocket knives I had collected over the years were all at home in the drawer with my pepper spray. I needed something I could pull in less than a second, i sewed a knife sheath into the layers of my sports bra. I put it back on and realized it worked wonderfully. My confidence was back. I was not trying to come up with something that would kill. Just something that would give me a few seconds to get away.

4. Jim Risch:

   When Idahoans hear someone who conspired with tree spikers is the administration’s pick to lead the largest land management agency in America, they are rightfully appalled. Conspiring with tree spikers is not a mistake, a mistake is opening the sock drawer in the morning and pulling out two socks that don’t match. When you knowingly, willfully, intentionally, with malice and forethought, attempt to take someone else’s life – that’s not a mistake.

5. Spokeswoman Crews:

   The drawer pulls out; you drop your stuff in and you close it. You can’t really get your hand in there. If you start tampering with them, you’d be detected pretty quickly.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drawer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drawer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=drawer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=drawer
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=drawer
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=drawer