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drawer

noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɹɔː(ɹ)/
  • US: /dɹɔɹ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
  • homophone: draw (non-rhotic)
  • UK: /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/
  • UK: /ˈdɹɔːɹə(ɹ)/ intrusive R
  • US: /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/
  • US: /ˈdɹɔɹɚ/ intrusive R
  • /ˈdɹɑ.ɚ/ cot–caught merger, father-bother merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: D R AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A side panel containing supplementary content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Attributive form of drawers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, form-of

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: agent, form-of

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An artist who primarily makes drawings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: business, mining

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10

noun

Meaning 10

a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: container, storage space

11

noun

Meaning 11

an artist skilled at drawing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: draftsman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artist, creative person

Narrower terms: cartoonist, pavement artist, sketcher

12

noun

Meaning 12

the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: money handler, money dealer

History

Etymology

From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century.

Across languages

Translations

217 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: laai — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Albanian: sirtar — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Albanian: syzë — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Albanian: heqëse — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Southern Altai: тарткыш (tartkïš) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Southern Altai: тарткы (tartkï) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Southern Altai: шкаф (škaf) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Arabic: جَارُور (jārūr) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Arabic: دُرْج (durj) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Arabic: درج (dirj) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Arabic: دُرج (durj) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܓܪܫܬܵܐ (māgrišta) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Armenian: դարակ (darak) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Azerbaijani: siyirmə — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Azerbaijani: sürmə — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Azerbaijani: siyirtmə — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Bashkir: тартма (tartma) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Belarusian: шуфля́да (šufljáda) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Belarusian: шуфля́дка (šufljádka) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Bulgarian: чекмедже́ (čekmedžé) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Burmese: အံဆွဲ (amhcwai:) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Burmese: ဆွဲအံ (hcwai:am) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Burmese: အံ (am) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Catalan: calaix — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Chechen: яьшка (jäška) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 櫃桶 /柜桶 — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 屜 /屉 (tá̤) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Chinese: 屜 /屉 (zh-min-nan) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 抽屜 /抽屉 (chōuti) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Wu Chinese: 抽屜 /抽屉 — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Czech: zásuvka — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Czech: šuplík — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Danish: skuffe — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Dutch: la — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Dutch: schuif — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Dutch: lade — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Esperanto: tirkesto — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Estonian: sahtel — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Finnish: vetolaatikko — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Finnish: laatikko — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • French: tiroir — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • West-Frisian: laad — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Galician: caixón — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Galician: gaveta — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Georgian: უჯრა (uǯra) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • German: Schublade — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Greek: συρτάρι (syrtári) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Gujarati: ખાનું (khānũ) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Hebrew: מגירה — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Hebrew: מְגֵרָה (megerá) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Hindi: दराज़ (darāz) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Hindi: ड्रॉअर (ḍrŏar) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Hungarian: fiók — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Hunsrik: Schupplatt — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Icelandic: skúffa — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Ido: tirkesto — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Indonesian: laci — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Italian: cassetto — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Japanese: 引き出し (hikidashi) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Japanese: 引出し (hikidashi) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Kashubian: szëflôda — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Kazakh: тартпа (tartpa) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Khmer: ថត (thɑɑt) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Korean: 서랍 (seorap) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Northern Kurdish: berkêşk — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Kyrgyz: суурма (suurma) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Kyrgyz: тартма (tartma) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Lao: ລີ້ນຊັກ (līn sak) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Lao: ລີ້ນຕູ້ (līn tū) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Lao: ລີ້ນ (līn) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Latin: loculus — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Latvian: atvilktne — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Lithuanian: stalčius — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Luxembourgish: Tirang — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Macedonian: фио́ка (fióka) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Malay: laci — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Malay: anak meja — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Manchu: ᡨᠠᡨᠠᡴᡡ (tatakū) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Māori: toroa — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Māori: hautō — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Mongolian: шургуулга (šurguulga) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Mongolian: шургуул (šurguul) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Mongolian: татуур (tatuur) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠷᠭᠤᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (sirɣuulɣ-a) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠷᠭᠤᠭᠤᠯ (sirɣuɣul) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠲᠠᠭᠤᠷ (tataɣur) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Nepali: घर्रा (gharrā) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Norman: halaeux — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skuff — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skuffe — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skuff — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skuffe — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Occitan: tirador — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Persian: کشو (kešow) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Plautdietsch: Schuflod — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Polish: szuflada — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Portuguese: gaveta — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Romanian: sertar — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Russian: я́щик (jáščik) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Russian: выдвижно́й я́щик (vydvižnój jáščik) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Serbo-Croatian: ла̀дица — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Serbo-Croatian: фио́ка — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Serbo-Croatian: làdica — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Serbo-Croatian: fióka — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Sicilian: casciuni — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Slovak: zásuvka — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Slovak: šuplík — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Slovene: predal — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Somali: dhaansha — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Upper Sorbian: bidmo — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Spanish: cajón — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Spanish: gaveta — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Swedish: byrålåda — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Swedish: låda — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Tagalog: sulong — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Tajik: ғаладон (ġaladon) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Tatar: тартма (tartma) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Telugu: సొరుగు (sorugu) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Thai: เก๊ะ (gé) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Thai: ลิ้นชัก (lín-chák) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Turkish: çekmece — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Turkish: göz — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Ukrainian: шухля́да (šuxljáda) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Ukrainian: висувни́й я́щик (vysuvnýj jáščyk) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Urdu: دراز (darāz) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Uyghur: تارتما (tartma) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Uzbek: gʻaladon — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Uzbek: tortma — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Vietnamese: ngăn kéo — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Vietnamese: hộc — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Volapük: layet — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Welsh: drôr — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Yiddish: שופֿלאָד (shuflod) — open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
  • Bulgarian: черто́жник (čertóžnik) — one who draws something
  • Bulgarian: рисувач (risuvač) — one who draws something
  • Catalan: dibuixant — one who draws something
  • Czech: kreslíř — one who draws something
  • Danish: tegner — one who draws something
  • Dutch: tekenaar — one who draws something
  • Dutch: tekenares — one who draws something
  • Esperanto: desegnisto — one who draws something
  • Finnish: piirtäjä — one who draws something
  • French: dessinateur — one who draws something
  • Galician: debuxante — one who draws something
  • German: Zeichner — one who draws something
  • German: Zeichnerin — one who draws something
  • Greek: σχεδιαστής (schediastís) — one who draws something
  • Greek: σχεδιάστρια (schediástria) — one who draws something
  • Hebrew: מְסַרְטֵט (mesartét) — one who draws something
  • Hungarian: rajzoló — one who draws something
  • Italian: disegnatore — one who draws something
  • Latvian: zīmētājs — one who draws something
  • Latvian: rasētājs — one who draws something
  • Lithuanian: piešėjas — one who draws something
  • Lithuanian: braižytojas — one who draws something
  • Macedonian: цртач (crtač) — one who draws something
  • Malay: pelukis — one who draws something
  • Māori: kaituhi — one who draws something
  • Persian: کشنده (kešande) — one who draws something
  • Polish: rysownik — one who draws something
  • Portuguese: desenhista — one who draws something
  • Romanian: desenator — one who draws something
  • Romanian: desenatoare — one who draws something
  • Russian: чертёжник (čertjóžnik) — one who draws something
  • Russian: чертёжница (čertjóžnica) — one who draws something
  • Russian: худо́жник (xudóžnik) — one who draws something
  • Russian: худо́жница (xudóžnica) — one who draws something
  • Spanish: dibujante — one who draws something
  • Swedish: tecknare — one who draws something
  • Arabic: رَسَّام (rassām) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Arabic: رَسَّامَة (rassāma) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Bulgarian: гра́фик (gráfik) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Chinese Cantonese: 畫家 /画家 — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 畫家 /画家 (huàjiā) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Czech: kreslíř — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Czech: kreslířka — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Dutch: tekenaar — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Dutch: tekenares — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Finnish: piirtäjä — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • French: dessinateur — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • French: dessinatrice — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • German: Zeichner — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Greek: σχεδιαστής (schediastís) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Greek: σχεδιάστρια (schediástria) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Hungarian: rajzoló — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Hungarian: illusztrátor — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Macedonian: цр́тач (cŕtač) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Polish: rysownik — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Portuguese: desenhista — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Romanian: desenator — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Romanian: desenatoare — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Russian: чертёжник (čertjóžnik) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Russian: чертёжница (čertjóžnica) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Russian: гра́фик (gráfik) — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Turkish: çizer — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Vietnamese: hoạ sĩ — artist who primarily makes drawings
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出票人 (chūpiàorén) — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發票人 /发票人 — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Finnish: asettaja — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • German: Aussteller — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Greek: εκδότης (ekdótis) — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Greek: εκδότρια (ekdótria) — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Hungarian: kiállító — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Hungarian: kibocsátó — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Hungarian: váltókibocsátó — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Hungarian: intézvényező — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Indonesian: penarik — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Macedonian: траса́нт (trasánt) — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Romanian: trăgător — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Russian: трасса́нт (trassánt) — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Spanish: girador — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Swedish: trassent — one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
  • Chinese Cantonese: 酒保 (zau2 bou2) — a barman
  • German: Barmann — a barman
  • Hungarian: csapos — a barman
  • Portuguese: barman — a barman
  • Romanian: barman — a barman