DRAWER


Meaning of DRAWER in English

/drawr/ for 1, 2; /draw"euhr/ for 3-6 , n.

1. a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.

2. drawers , ( used with a pl. v. ) 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.

[ 1300-50, 1580-90 for def. 1, 1560-70 for def. 2; ME; see DRAW, -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .