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drawer

noun

  1. one that draws
  2. box-shaped container that is part of a piece of furniture and can be pulled out horizontally and pushed in, but is usually not being removed
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Pronunciation: /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ / /dɹɔɹ/ / /ˈdɹɔː.ə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix). Attested from the 14th century.

  1. Agent noun of draw; one who draws.

    Lawyers for Mr. Abbott argued that the maps were drawn to help Republicans maintain power but not to discriminate, and that drawers did not know where district offices were located.

    Wanted: discreet drawer of royal bath [title] ... [T]he successful applicant for the role of "housekeeping assistant" mus also be prepared for rather less conventional tasks; such as running the Queen's bath and cleaning her priceless antiques.

  2. An artist who primarily makes drawings.
  3. One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

    There is no doubt that the stipulation of nonguarantee of an acceptance inserted in a bill of exchange by the drawer has the effect of excluding the liability of guarantee for the indorsers as well as for the drawer.

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

    When the good lieutenant applied himself to the door, he applied himself likewise to the bell; and the drawer immediately attending, he dispatched him for a file of musqueteers and a surgeon.

    He came down to the Pied Horse Inn, where I was a drawer, at Newmarket, twice.

  5. Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.

    A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff. These properties were known to have belonged to a toddy drawer. He had disappeared.

  6. A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
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