dresser

(dresər)

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

noun

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

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

See dresser in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One that dresses: a careful dresser.
  2. A wardrobe assistant, as for an actor.

noun
  1. A low chest of drawers often supporting a mirror and typically used for holding clothes and personal items.
  2. A cupboard or set of shelves for dishes or kitchen utensils.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dressour, table for preparing food

Origin: , from Old French dreceur

Origin: , from drecier, to set up, arrange; see dress

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