DRAWER

drawer

(noun) a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

draftsman, drawer

(noun) an artist skilled at drawing

drawer

(noun) the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

drawer (plural drawers)

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

(GUI) A side panel containing supplementary content.

Etymology 2

Noun

drawer (plural drawers)

Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

An artist who primarily makes drawings.

(banking) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.

Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.

(mining, historical) A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.

Anagrams

• Warder, redraw, reward, warder, warred

Source: Wiktionary


Draw"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, draws; as: (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom. Shak. (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer. (c) (Law) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee.

2. That which is drawn; as: (a) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in. (b) pl.

Definition: An under-garment worn on the lower limbs. Chest of drawers. See under Chest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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