dresser /ˈdɹɛsə/noun 12forms 1 noun12 •(US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror. •(UK) An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.The pewter plates on the dresser / Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. — 1847 •One who dresses in a particular way.He's a very snappy dresser. •A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume).The leading lady also went out of her way to congratulate the young neophyte effusively on her triumph—and then slapped her unfortunate dresser on very insufficient provocation; […] — 1923 •A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing.In the Queen's coach are the Queen's stateroom and bathroom, the Royal Family lounge, lady-in-waiting's compartment and bathroom, and dresser's room. — 1947 •One who dresses or prepares stone.At the dressing sheds the slate-dresser saws the blocks into various sizes and then splits the smaller units into sheets. — 2015 •(old-fashioned) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. •A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc. •A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting. •A mechanical device used in ore mills for dressing (e.g., comminution, sorting, sifting). •(UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.Because we were the first by a long way to turn trendy, we're still the only dressers in Scotland and our enemies were easily recognised: denims and DM's, skinheads and parkas. — 2015 •A kind of pick for shaping large coal. formsdressers