1
obsolete
: a table or sideboard for preparing and serving food
2
: a cupboard to hold dishes and cooking utensils
3
: a chest of drawers or bureau with a mirror
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
The Move-In Ministry wouldn’t be able to assist these folks without our donors who have generously given their furniture and household items for redistribution: tables and chairs, living room sets, dressers, end tables and lamps, pots, pans, dishes and silverware.
—Tim Anderson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
While closet shelving or a large dresser can do the trick, consider opting for furniture pieces with hidden compartments that can pull double duty in a bedroom.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 2 July 2025
The bedroom is large enough for a queen bed and a dresser.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Be sure to take advantage of these major markdowns on investment pieces like a bed frame, dresser, area rug, and more.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
The Move-In Ministry wouldn’t be able to assist these folks without our donors who have generously given their furniture and household items for redistribution: tables and chairs, living room sets, dressers, end tables and lamps, pots, pans, dishes and silverware.
—Tim Anderson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
While closet shelving or a large dresser can do the trick, consider opting for furniture pieces with hidden compartments that can pull double duty in a bedroom.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 2 July 2025
The bedroom is large enough for a queen bed and a dresser.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dresser
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“Dresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dresser. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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dresser
1 of 2 noun
dress·er
ˈdres-ər 
: a piece of furniture (as a chest or bureau) with a mirror
dresser
2 of 2 noun
: one that dresses
a fashionable dresser
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