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

Worn Clothing Do not fill your dresser drawers with garments that have seen better days to the point that they're torn or stained. —Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026

In season four, Eric’s haunted by guilt, and SternTao employee Sweetpea spots the cuff links on Eric’s hotel-room dresser. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

But still, her instructions were never really fully heeded, and the best dressers always took some risks. —Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026

For example, pair an antique dresser with a modern lamp or upholster a roll arm chair in a bold fabric. —Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th 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