There was a small dresser in the corner of the bedroom.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
dresser
dress‧er /ˈdresə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑dress, ↑dresser, ↑dressing; adjective: ↑dressed ≠ ↑undressed, ↑dressy; verb: ↑dress ≠ ↑undress]
1. British English a large piece of furniture with open shelves for storing plates, dishes etc SYN Welsh dresser
2. American English a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes, sometimes with a mirror on top SYN chest of drawers British English
3. a fashionable/stylish/sloppy etc dresser someone who dresses in a fashionable etc way:
Stanley was an impeccable dresser.
4. someone who takes care of someone’s clothes, especially an actor’s in the theatre, and helps them to dress
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
dresser
dress·er [dresser dressers] [ˈdresə(r)] [ˈdresər] noun
1. (also ˌWelsh ˈdresser) (BrE) a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.
2. (NAmE) = chest of drawers
3. (used with an adjective) a person who dresses in the way mentioned
• a snappy dresser
4. (in a theatre) a person whose job is to take care of an actor's clothes for a play and help him/her to get dressed
See also: Welsh dresser
Word Origin:
senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (denoting a kitchen sideboard or table on which food was prepared): from Old French dresseur, from dresser ‘prepare’, based on Latin directus ‘direct, straight’.
Example Bank:
• I put the kettle on and took two cups and saucers down from the dresser.
• The china display in her dresser was all blue and white.
• There was a small dresser in the corner of the bedroom.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
dresser / dres.ə r / / -ɚ / noun [ C ] (FURNITURE)
UK a tall piece of furniture with cupboards below and shelves on the top half:
a kitchen dresser
A2 US a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers, usually with a mirror on top, used especially for keeping clothes in
dresser / ˈdres.ə r / / -ɚ / noun [ C ] (CLOTHES)
used in phrases that describe the type of clothes that someone wears:
She was always a very stylish dresser.
He's a very snappy (= stylish and modern) dresser.
specialized a person who works in the theatre or in films, helping the actors to put on their clothes
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
dresser
/dresə(r)/
(dressers)
1.
A dresser is a chest of drawers, usually with a mirror on the top. (AM; in BRIT, use dressing table)
N-COUNT
2.
A dresser is a piece of furniture which has cupboards or drawers in the lower part and shelves in the top part. It is usually used for storing china. (mainly BRIT)
N-COUNT
3.
You can use dresser to refer to the kind of clothes that a person wears. For example, if you say that someone is a smart dresser, you mean that they wear smart clothes.
N-COUNT: adj N
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
dresser
dress·er /ˈdrɛsɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
1 : a person who dresses in a particular way
• She is a stylish/sloppy dresser.
2 US : a piece of furniture that has drawers for storing clothes : chest of drawers
3 Brit : hutch 1
- see also hairdresser window dresser