drawer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   He knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck.

2. 2
   noun

   Attributive form of drawers.

   The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom.

3. 3
   noun

   Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

   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.

4. 4
   noun

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

   There is no doubt that the stipulation of nonguarantee of an acceptance inserted in a bill of exchange by the drawer has the effect of excluding the liability of guarantee for the indorsers as well as for the drawer.

5. 5
   noun

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

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.

   A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.

7. 7
   noun

   a boxlike container in a piece of furniture

8. 8
   noun

   an artist skilled at drawing

Etymology

From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century.