1
: one that draws: such as
a
: a person who causes liquor to come out of a container : one who draws (see draw entry 1 sense 1b) liquor
b
c
: one that draws (see draw entry 1 sense transitive 7) a bill of exchange or order for payment or makes a promissory note
2
dialectal also ˈdrȯ
: a sliding box or receptacle opened by pulling out and closed by pushing in
kept the letters in the top drawer of her dresser
in the silverware drawer
3
dialectal also ˈdrȯ
drawers plural
: an article of clothing (such as underwear) for the lower body
a clean pair of drawers
Examples of drawer in a Sentence
the top drawer of the desk
There are some pens in my desk drawer.
He stood there in only his drawers.
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Novels pile up in a drawer; gizmos in medias res become nests of parts and wires.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Cash was good, but people rarely had more than a few thousand dollars tucked away in a sock drawer or between the pages of a Bible.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
That prompted a search of the Richins' house, and the eventual seizure of Kouri's electronic devices — including a second iPhone found in her bedside drawer.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
The cost of living is now a top-drawer political concern, and with gasoline prices topping $5 a gallon in many regions, anything that pushes consumer prices even higher is bound to become a political football.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Cash was good, but people rarely had more than a few thousand dollars tucked away in a sock drawer or between the pages of a Bible.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
That prompted a search of the Richins' house, and the eventual seizure of Kouri's electronic devices — including a second iPhone found in her bedside drawer.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
The cost of living is now a top-drawer political concern, and with gasoline prices topping $5 a gallon in many regions, anything that pushes consumer prices even higher is bound to become a political football.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Drawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawer. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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drawer
noun
draw·er
ˈdrȯ(-ə)r 
1
: one that draws
2
: a sliding boxlike compartment (as in a desk)
3
plural
: an undergarment for the lower part of the body
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