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

Original price: $689 Add a mid-century modern look to your bedroom with this Yarber six-drawer double dresser. —Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Clean off nightstands, dressers, bookcases, side tables, beds, chairs, and floors. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

Best Bedroom Deals Revamp bedrooms with rustic nightstands, panel beds, chests, and dressers. —Ali Faccenda, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025

Is the perfect dresser solid wood, metal, or rattan? —Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th 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