drawer
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (box)
- (person)
Noun [edit]
drawer (plural 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.
- Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
- 2012 August 28, Manny Fernandez, “Federal Court Finds Texas Voting Maps Discriminatory”, NYTimes.com:
- 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.
- 2012 August 28, Manny Fernandez, “Federal Court Finds Texas Voting Maps Discriminatory”, NYTimes.com:
- An artist who primarily makes drawings.
- (banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
- A barman; a man who draws the beer from the taps.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book VII, chapter xii
- 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.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book VII, chapter xii
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from drawer
Translations [edit]
open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
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one who draws something
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artist who primarily makes drawings
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one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
a barman
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