"dresser" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɛsə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dresser.wav Forms: dressers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English dressure, dressor, dressour, a borrowing from Old French drecëur, drecëure, from the verb dresser. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dressure}} Middle English dressure, {{der|en|fro|drecëur}} Old French drecëur Head templates: {{en-noun}} dresser (plural dressers)
  1. (UK) An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils. Tags: UK Translations (kitchen furniture): кухненскибюфет (kuhnenskibjufet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), escudeller [masculine] (Catalan), kredenc [masculine] (Czech), buffet [masculine] (French), konyhaszekrény (Hungarian), kredenc (Hungarian), konyhakredenc (Hungarian), tálalóasztal (Hungarian), tálaló (Hungarian), edényespolc (Hungarian), pohárszék (Hungarian), drisiúr [masculine] (Irish), credenza [feminine] (Italian), kredens [masculine] (Polish), ку́хонный шкаф (kúxonnyj škaf) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:cabinet Categories (other): British English, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'kitchen furniture': 60 40
  2. (US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror. Tags: US Translations (bedroom furniture): كومودينو (komudino) (Arabic), тоалетка (toaletka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 五斗櫃 (wǔdǒuguì) (Chinese Mandarin), prádelník (Czech), kommode (Danish), komodo (Esperanto), commode [feminine] (French), Kommode [feminine] (German), öltözőasztal (Hungarian), tolalettasztal (Hungarian), fésülködőasztal (Hungarian), komód (Hungarian), sublót (Hungarian), fiókos szekrény (Hungarian), komodo (Ido), cassettone (Italian), comò (Italian), 箪笥 (tansu) (Japanese), drécheux [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), kommode (Norwegian Bokmål), کمد (komod) (Persian), cómoda [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), cômoda [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), комо́д (komód) [masculine] (Russian), cómoda (Spanish), şifonyer (Turkish), קאַמאָד (kamod) [feminine, masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:item_of_bedroom_furniture Categories (other): American English, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'bedroom furniture': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dresserlike, kitchen dresser, Scotch dresser, Welsh dresser
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɛsə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dresser.wav Forms: dressers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English dresser, equivalent to dress + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dresser}} Middle English dresser, {{suffix|en|dress|er|id2=agent noun}} dress + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dresser (plural dressers)
  1. One who dresses in a particular way.
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:one_who_dresses
  2. (theater, film, television) A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume). Categories (topical): Film, Television, Theater, People Translations (wardrobe assistant in a theatre): pukija (Finnish), habilleur [masculine] (French), öltöztető (Hungarian), éadaitheoir [masculine] (Irish), camerinista (Italian)
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:wardrobe_assistant_on_set Disambiguation of People: 2 9 9 19 14 16 16 0 0 6 1 8 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater Disambiguation of 'wardrobe assistant in a theatre': 7 43 3 16 9 10 8 2 1 2
  3. A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:servant_who_helps_dress Disambiguation of People: 2 9 9 19 14 16 16 0 0 6 1 8
  4. (medicine) A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc. Categories (topical): Medicine, People
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:surgical_assistant_who_dresses_wounds Disambiguation of People: 2 9 9 19 14 16 16 0 0 6 1 8 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Clothing, Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:undercover_football_hooligan Disambiguation of Clothing: 1 17 2 20 7 8 29 0 0 14 2 0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 4 4 11 12 13 15 22 2 2 3 1 11 Disambiguation of People: 2 9 9 19 14 16 16 0 0 6 1 8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 7 9 11 1 4 27 8 8 1 3 10 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 10 10 6 9 2 9 15 10 12 1 9 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 8 9 10 3 5 28 8 5 2 4 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 8 8 2 3 44 5 4 2 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 7 4 8 7 2 2 21 4 3 2 2 14 2 2 4 2 5 3 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 3 11 9 1 2 28 3 3 1 2 12 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 9 8 12 4 7 27 5 4 4 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 6 8 15 4 5 26 9 5 3 4 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 10 7 10 4 7 23 13 3 3 2 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 14 7 11 4 6 25 7 4 3 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 5 8 12 3 5 31 6 5 3 4 10
  6. A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting. Synonyms: bolt#Noun_2, bolter
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:device_in_grain_mill
  7. A mechanical device used in ore mills for dressing (e.g., comminution, sorting, sifting).
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:device_in_ore_mill Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 10 10 6 9 2 9 15 10 12 1 9 6
  8. (dated) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:table_or_bench_for_dressing_meat
  9. (mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:type_of_pick_in_mining Topics: business, mining
  10. One who dresses or prepares stone.
    Sense id: en-dresser-en-noun-en:person_who_dresses_stone
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cross-dresser, flax-dresser, power dresser, set dresser, stonedresser, vinedresser, window dresser Related terms: dressing [noun], dress-up [noun]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "word": "fésülködőasztal"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɹɛsə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dresser.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dresser.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dresser.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/79/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dresser.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-dresser.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛsə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "wardrobe assistant in a theatre",
      "word": "pukija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "wardrobe assistant in a theatre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "habilleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "wardrobe assistant in a theatre",
      "word": "öltöztető"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "wardrobe assistant in a theatre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "éadaitheoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "wardrobe assistant in a theatre",
      "word": "camerinista"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "dresser"
  ],
  "word": "dresser"
}

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