dresser

C2+ Topic:House & Home
US /ˈdrɛsər/ UK /ˈdrɛsə/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a chest of drawers or a kitchen sideboard for dishes

    She kept her grandmother's china on the oak dresser.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a chest of drawers or a... sideboardbureauchestcabinetcupboardcommode
Word family
Related forms dressdressing

Etymology

From Old French 'dresseur' / 'dressoir' ('sideboard for preparing food'), from 'dresser' ('to arrange, set up'), ultimately from Latin 'directus' ('straight, direct').

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