I. ˈdresə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dressore, dresser, from Middle French dresseur, from Old French dreçor, from drecier to arrange, make straight — more at dress I
1. obsolete : a table or sideboard on which meat and other things were prepared for use or from which food was served
2. : a cupboard or set of shelves to hold dishes and cooking utensils
3. : a piece of bedroom furniture (as a chest of drawers or bureau) with a mirror
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: dress (I) + -er
1. : one that dresses commercial articles in preparation for their use: as
a. : one that finishes leather
b. : one that smooths and polishes pottery
c. : one that cleans fish
d. : one that sets up machinery (as well-drilling rigs) for operation
e. : one that takes care of growing plants (as fruit trees or fruiting vines) by performing operations (as cultivating, pruning, thinning) required to insure a crop — usually used in combination
a vine dresser
2.
a. : one that assists another in dressing ; specifically : one that cares for the wardrobe of an actor and helps with costume changing
b.
(1) : one that dresses in an particular way
a careful dresser
a careless dresser
(2) : one that is noted for the use of careful or stylish dress
look well enough for anybody, though he will never be much of a dresser — Thomas Hughes
3. : one that serves as a doctor's assistant especially in the dressing of wounds or other lesions
4. : a tool or machine for dressing something: as
a. : a pick for shaping large coal
b. : a mallet for working sheet lead
c. : a machine for facing millstones
d. : a flour bolter
e. : a smith's tool which fits into the hardie hole and over which the work is finished to shape
f. : a device for removing worn-out abrasive from abrasive wheels
g. : a textile machine used in preparing warp (as of wool) for the loom