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
Examples of dresser in a Sentence
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Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
These metallic touches can be added everywhere, from the hardware on your cabinets and dressers to dramatic metal lamps to complete your maximalist dream home.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
Over 400 people have picked up the dresser in the past month, with 2,100 reviewers giving it a five-star rating.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Huber suggests storing them Inside a medicine cabinet or on a bedroom dresser—anyplace where the doesn’t hit them.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Garvey then threw Cherish into a dresser, picked her up and shook her, then threw her onto the floor, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
The Emporio Armani collection for youthful dressers projected a sense of fun-loving frivolity, easy-to-wear day-to-day looks for women of all ages.
—Colleen Barry, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
In recent seasons, sheer fabrics and pants-free styling has garnered major attention, with influential dressers, like Florence Pugh, Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner, championing skin-baring fashion.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
There’s a bed and some dressers piled high with old clothes.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
Noun
Stay away from chandeliers, ceiling fans, fireplaces, bookcases and dressers — steer clear of any heavy objects that could fall onto you.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
These metallic touches can be added everywhere, from the hardware on your cabinets and dressers to dramatic metal lamps to complete your maximalist dream home.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
Over 400 people have picked up the dresser in the past month, with 2,100 reviewers giving it a five-star rating.
—Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Huber suggests storing them Inside a medicine cabinet or on a bedroom dresser—anyplace where the doesn’t hit them.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Garvey then threw Cherish into a dresser, picked her up and shook her, then threw her onto the floor, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
The Emporio Armani collection for youthful dressers projected a sense of fun-loving frivolity, easy-to-wear day-to-day looks for women of all ages.
—Colleen Barry, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
In recent seasons, sheer fabrics and pants-free styling has garnered major attention, with influential dressers, like Florence Pugh, Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner, championing skin-baring fashion.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
There’s a bed and some dressers piled high with old clothes.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Dresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dresser. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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
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