dresser

1 of 2

noun (1)

dress·​er ˈdre-sər 

1

obsolete : a table or sideboard for preparing and serving food

2

: a cupboard to hold dishes and cooking utensils

3

: a chest of drawers or bureau with a mirror

dresser

2 of 2

noun (2)

: one that dresses

a fashionable dresser

Examples of dresser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Loloi Rug Is Already on Sale for Up to 64% Off Wooden Dresser Save $1,189 on this rustic dresser from Yearwood’s collection. —Shea Simmons, People.com, 5 June 2025

Huber suggests storing them Inside a medicine cabinet or on a bedroom dresser—anyplace where the doesn’t hit them. —Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 May 2025

Along with three stage managers, there are four dressers, three prop handlers, two carpenters, two electricians and at times a hair supervisor. —George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025

And that’s apparent not only in this full emerald green look with the centerpiece being the tennis skirt but due to her dresser: Lacoste. —Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1520, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing dresser

• dresser set
• Welsh dresser

Rhymes for dresser

• lesser
• lessor
• presser
• pressor
• stressor
• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar

Kids Definition

dresser

1 of 2 noun

dress·​er ˈdres-ər 

: a piece of furniture (as a chest or bureau) with a mirror

dresser

2 of 2 noun

: one that dresses

a fashionable dresser

Medical Definition

dresser

noun

dress·​er ˈdres-ər 

: a person who serves as a doctor's assistant especially in the dressing of lesions