drawer

  • 1drawer — draw·er / drȯ ər/ n: the party that draws a draft compare drawee, payee Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2drawer — S3 [dro: US dro:r] n ↑handle, ↑drawer [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: DRAW1] 1.) part of a piece of furniture, such as a desk, that you pull out and push in and use to keep things in ▪ She took a file from her desk drawer . ▪ The scissors are in the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3Drawer — or Drawers may refer to: Drawer (furniture) A person who engages in drawing pictures Payor, a person who draws a bill of exchange Undergarment, underwear Drawer test, a test used to detect rupture of the cruciate ligaments in the knee The drawer …

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  • 4drawer — draw er, n. 1. One who, or that which, draws; as: (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom. Shak. (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer. (c) (Law) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5drawer — mid 14c., agent noun from DRAW (Cf. draw) (v.). Attested from 1570s in sense of a box that can be drawn out of a cabinet …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6drawer — ► NOUN 1) a lidless storage compartment made to slide horizontally in and out of a desk or chest. 2) (drawers) dated or humorous knickers or underpants. 3) a person who draws something. 4) the person who writes a cheque …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7drawer — [drô′ər; ] for 5 [, drôr] n. 1. a person or thing that draws 2. Archaic TAPSTER 3. a person who draws an order for the payment of money 4. a draftsman 5. a sliding storage box in a table, bureau, chest, etc., that can be drawn out and then pushed …

    English World dictionary

  • 8drawer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ a desk with two deep drawers on either side ▪ open ▪ locked ▪ bottom …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 9drawer — the person who writes a cheque in payment for goods or services. Glossary of Business Terms The party initiating a draft. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * drawer draw‧er [ˈdrɔːə ǁ ˈdrɒːər] noun [countable] BANKING 1. a person who writes a… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 10drawer — n. 1) to close, push in a drawer 2) to open, pull out a drawer * * * [ drɔːə] pull out a drawer push in a drawer to close to open …

    Combinatory dictionary