drawer

UK: /ˈdrɔː^r/, /ˈdrɔːə^r/

US: /drɔr/

US: (drôr for 1, 2; drô′ər for 3–6)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

draw•er /drɔr/   n. [countable]

1. Furniture a sliding horizontal container, such as in a file cabinet, that may be drawn out or pushed back in:
   He opened the drawer of his file cabinet and pulled out the papers he needed.
2. Clothing drawers, [plural] a garment with legs that covers the lower half of the body, esp. an undergarment.
3. a person or thing that draws.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

draw•er  (drôr for 1, 2; drô′ər for 3–6), n. 

1. Furniture a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
2. Clothing drawers, (used with a pl. v.) an undergarment, with legs, that covers the lower part of the body.
3. a person or thing that draws.
4. Business [Finance.] a person who draws an order, draft, or bill of exchange.
5. Metallurgy a person who operates a drawbench.
6. a tapster.

• 1300–50, 1580–90 for def. 1, 1560–70 for def. 2; Middle English; see draw, -er¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

drawer / ˈdrɔːə/ noun

1. a person or thing that draws, esp a draughtsman
2. a person who draws a cheque
   See draw15
3. a person who draws up a commercial paper
4. a person who draws beer, etc, in a bar
5. / drɔː/ a boxlike container in a chest, table, etc, made for sliding in and out