drawer

[ drawr draw-er ]

noun

1. a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn draw out in order to gain access to it.
2. drawers, (used with a plural verb) an undergarment, with legs, that covers the lower part of the body.
3. a person or thing that draws.
4. Finance. a person who draws an order, draft, or bill of exchange.
5. Metalworking. a person who operates a drawbench.
6. a tapster.

drawer

/ ˈdrɔːə /

noun

1. a person or thing that draws, esp a draughtsman
2. a person who draws a cheque See draw
3. a person who draws up a commercial paper
4. archaic.
   a person who draws beer, etc, in a bar
5. drɔː a boxlike container in a chest, table, etc, made for sliding in and out

Other Words From

• pre·drawer noun
• re·drawer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawer¹

1300–50, 1580–90 drawer fordef 1, 1560–70 drawer fordef 2; Middle English; draw, -er ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see top drawer .

Example Sentences

The drive remained in the drawer until 2013 when Mr Howells accidentally threw it away.

From BBC

It was in a bathroom drawer on the second floor.

From Los Angeles Times

One tip: Wash your greens and veggies and store them wet in their bags in the crisper drawer; keep your mushrooms and berries unwashed and dry in their bags until you use them.

From Los Angeles Times

The pair took car keys from a kitchen drawer and drove off in the couple’s BMW.

From Los Angeles Times

The team are keen to avoid their products ending up in a drawer of unused, overly complicated devices.

From BBC