drawer UK /dɹɔː(ɹ)/US /dɹɔɹ/noun 9forms 1phrases 2 noun9 •a box with no top that moves in and out of a desk or a chest, used to keep things inHe knelt down and began shoving the drawer into the slot; the rail was misaligned so he banged it with the heel of his hand. It stuck. — 2008 •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. — 2012 •An artist who primarily makes drawings. •One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note. •A side panel containing supplementary content. •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. — 1749 •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. — 1927 •[before a noun] Attributive form of drawers.The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom. — 1918 •(historical) A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs. formsdrawers Phrases with drawer top drawerOf the highest quality. write for the drawerTo write a work for posterity or for friends that one cannot publish except as samizdat.