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Added 9 October 2026

drawer

/dɹɔː(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: loculus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about drawer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out.
The person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else.
An artist skilled at drawing.

Origin

From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

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