dresser: Meaning and Definition of
dress•er
Pronunciation: (dres'ur), [key]
— n.
- a person who dresses.
- a person employed to dress actors, care for costumes, etc., at a theater, television studio, or the like.
- a surgeon's assistant.
- a person who dresses in a particular manner, as specified: a fancy dresser; a careful and distinctive dresser.
- any of several tools or devices used in dressing materials.
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- a block, fitting into an anvil, on which pieces are forged.
- a mallet for shaping sheet metal.
- a tool for truing the surfaces of grinding wheels.
dress•er
Pronunciation: (dres'ur), [key]
— n.
- a dressing table or bureau.
- a sideboard or set of shelves for dishes and cooking utensils.
- a table or sideboard on which food is dressed for serving.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.