drawer

A2 Topic:House & Home

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

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

drawer Middle English

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Topics

House & Home

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# 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
- House & Home

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