As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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
Word of the Day
24 November 2024
CUNT
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee Trivia
