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dresser1 definition

dresser (dres′ər)

noun

  1. a person who dresses another; esp., one who helps actors and actresses put on their costumes
  2. a person who dresses something, as store windows, leather, wounds, etc.
  3. a person who dresses elegantly or in a certain way a fancy dresser
dresser2 definition

dresser (dres′ər)

noun

  1. Archaic sideboard
  2. a cupboard for dishes and kitchen utensils
  3. ☆ a chest of drawers, usually with a mirror

Etymology: ME dressour < OFr dreceur < drecier, arrange: see dress

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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