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

Plus, there are huge markdowns on furniture like this shoe storage cabinet that holds up to 24 pairs of shoes and a seven-drawer dresser that comes in two finishes. —Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

Replica is ubiquitous across the dressers of America’s chicest. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025

A couple of drawers in a dresser for storing clothes. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025

In 1923, a visitor saw newborn Gilbert Charleston sleeping inside a dresser drawer. —Dawn White, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025

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