Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drawer

/ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: draw-er
IPA: /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

noun

A side panel containing supplementary content.

noun

Attributive form of drawers.

noun

Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

noun

An artist who primarily makes drawings.

noun

One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

noun

A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.

noun

Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.

Example Sentences

"He knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck."
"The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom."
"Customers in the underwear department at MacDougal-Southwick’s, on the other hand, have evinced quite an interest in the French drawer style, with binding in contrasting color and the separate vests also bound in the contrasting color."
"Today men of every age are turning to the athletic pull-over shirt and drawer type of underwear."
"Men’s Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers / 50ᶜ ea. / For the man who wants the shirt-and-drawer type of underwear but, naturally, wants lightweight now."
"Leloir described les calecons, drawer-type undergarment worn by French ladies (wc)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English drawen English draw Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drawer From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: draw
Root: drawer
Suffix: draw, -er

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɹɔɹ/
British English: /dɹɔː(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

drawers (plural)

Derived Forms

codrawer drawered drawerful drawerknob drawerless drawerlike wiredrawer

Phrases

chest of drawers desk drawer Dirichlet's drawer principle hewers of wood and drawers of water kitchen drawer knick-knack drawer not the sharpest knife in the drawer second-drawer

Frequently Paired Words

drawers

Synonyms

draughtsman

Homonyms

draw (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce drawer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɔ.ɚ/.
What does drawer mean?: An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
Where does drawer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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