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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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
Plus, what girl doesn’t want a bottle of Chanel on her dresser?
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Start with one dresser drawer, then move on to the next.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
When the theme is models, the only real edge a red-carpet dresser might have is being an actual model.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 May 2025
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Kristen Stewart One of Cannes’s more risk-taking dressers, Stewart leaned into edgy Chanel looks that were equal parts dressy and casual.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
Plus, what girl doesn’t want a bottle of Chanel on her dresser?
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
Start with one dresser drawer, then move on to the next.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
When the theme is models, the only real edge a red-carpet dresser might have is being an actual model.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 May 2025
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“Dresser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dresser. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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