drawer A2 Topic:People & Society US /dɹɔɹ/ UK /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #4465 Meanings 1 noun A box-shaped part of a piece of furniture that slides in and out, used for storing things. She kept her socks in the top drawer of the dresser. 2 noun A person who draws pictures or diagrams. He is a skilled drawer of cartoons. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person who draws pictures... draftsman More draughtsman Word family Forms drawers Derived forms codrawerdrawereddrawerfuldrawerknobdrawerlessdrawerlikesecond-drawerwiredrawer Related forms drawers Etymology AI details From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century. drawer Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # drawer **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɹɔɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 4465 ## Meanings 1. A box-shaped part of a piece of furniture that slides in and out, used for storing things. 2. A person who draws pictures or diagrams. ## Examples - She kept her socks in the top drawer of the dresser. - He is a skilled drawer of cartoons. ## Synonyms - draughtsman ## Derived Forms - codrawer - drawered - drawerful - drawerknob - drawerless - drawerlike - second-drawer - wiredrawer ## Related Forms - drawers ## Roots and Affixes - Root: drawer ## Etymology From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century. ## AI Etymology Drawer comes from Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century. In current use, the main senses are “A box-shaped part of a piece of furniture that slides in and out, used for storing things” and “A person who draws pictures or diagrams”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown