Dresser — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

a person who dresses in a particular way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˌɑːɹkɐdˈɛɹoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɛsə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɛsə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˌɑːɹkɐdˈɛɹoʊ/.

Examples

she's an elegant dresser
he's a meticulous dresser

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chest of drawers bureau toilet table actor's assistant vanity chest dressing table

Parts of Speech

noun	furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
noun	a person who dresses in a particular way “she's an elegant dresser”
noun	a wardrobe assistant for an actor
noun	low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
noun	a cabinet with shelves

Word Forms

dress

verb

dress in a certain manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kommode

Möbel mit Schubladen zur Aufbewahrung von Kleidung

🇫🇷French

buffet

meuble avec tiroirs pour ranger les vêtements

🇪🇸Spanish

aparador

muebles con cajones para guardar la ropa

🇮🇹Italian

comò

mobili con cassetti per riporre i vestiti

🇳🇱Dutch

dressoir

meubilair met laden voor het opbergen van kleding

🇵🇹Portuguese

cômoda

móveis com gavetas para guardar roupas

🇷🇺Russian

комод

мебель с ящиками для хранения одежды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ड्रेसर

कपड़े रखने के लिए दराज सहित फर्नीचर

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রেসার

জামাকাপড় রাখার জন্য ড্রয়ার সহ আসবাবপত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆடை அணிபவர்

துணிகளை வைத்திருப்பதற்கான இழுப்பறைகளுடன் கூடிய தளபாடங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రస్సర్

బట్టలు ఉంచడానికి సొరుగుతో ఫర్నిచర్

🇮🇳Marathi

ड्रेसर

कपडे ठेवण्यासाठी ड्रॉर्ससह फर्निचर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રેસર

કપડાં રાખવા માટે ડ્રોઅર સાથે ફર્નિચર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರೆಸ್ಸರ್

ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಇಡಲು ಡ್ರಾಯರ್ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೀಠೋಪಕರಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്രസ്സർ

വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ സൂക്ഷിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ഡ്രോയറുകളുള്ള ഫർണിച്ചറുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡ੍ਰੈਸਰ

ਕੱਪੜੇ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਦਰਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਫਰਨੀਚਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈریسر

کپڑے رکھنے کے لیے دراز کے ساتھ فرنیچر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

梳妆台

带抽屉的家具，用于存放衣服

🇯🇵Japanese

ドレッサー

衣類を保管するための引き出し付きの家具

🇰🇷Korean

경대

옷을 보관할 수 있는 서랍이 있는 가구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tủ quần áo

nội thất có ngăn kéo để đựng quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

โต๊ะเครื่องแป้ง

เฟอร์นิเจอร์มีลิ้นชักสำหรับเก็บเสื้อผ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

meja rias

furnitur dengan laci untuk menyimpan pakaian

🇵🇭Filipino

aparador

muwebles na may mga drawer para sa pag-iingat ng mga damit

🇲🇾Malay

almari pakaian

perabot dengan laci untuk menyimpan pakaian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضمد

أثاث مع أدراج لحفظ الملابس

🇮🇷Persian

کمد

مبلمان با کشو برای نگهداری لباس

🇹🇷Turkish

şifoniyer

kıyafetleri saklamak için çekmeceli mobilyalar

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָרוֹן בְּגָדִים

ריהוט עם מגירות לשמירת בגדים

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The primary meaning of 'dresser' is 'furniture with drawers for keeping clothes'.

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Using 'dresser' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dresser' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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