/ ˈdresə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
(also ˌWelsh ˈdresser ) ( BrE ) a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.
2.
( NAmE ) = chest of drawers
3.
(used with an adjective) a person who dresses in the way mentioned :
a snappy dresser
4.
( in a theatre ) a person whose job is to take care of an actor's clothes for a play and help him/her to get dressed
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WORD ORIGIN
senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting a kitchen sideboard or table on which food was prepared): from Old French dresseur , from dresser prepare, based on Latin directus direct, straight.