DRESSER

dresser

(noun) a cabinet with shelves

dresser, actor's assistant

(noun) a wardrobe assistant for an actor

dresser

(noun) a person who dresses in a particular way; “she’s an elegant dresser”; “he’s a meticulous dresser”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

dresser (plural dressers)

An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.

An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers, often with a mirror.

Etymology 2

Noun

dresser (plural dressers)

One who dresses in a particular way.

(theater, film, television) A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume).

A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing.

(medicine) A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc.

(UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.

A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting.

(dated) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.

(mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.

One who dresses or prepares stone.

Anagrams

• redress

Proper noun

Dresser (plural Dressers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dresser is the 10114th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3186 individuals. Dresser is most common among White (93.16%) individuals.

Anagrams

• redress

Source: Wiktionary


Dress"er, n.

1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

2. (Mining)

Definition: A kind of pick for shaping large coal.

3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.

4. Etym: [F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t.] (a) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. (b) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils. The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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