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dresser

/ˈdɹesə/DREH-sur
/ˈdɹɛsɚ/DREH-sur

Meaningone who or that which dresses

Common meaning: a sideboard

Other meanings: a person who dresses others

Journey through time

  1. Latindirectussource
  2. Old Frenchdressersource
  3. Middle Englishdressensource
  4. Englishdress‘to clothe’
  5. Englishformed in English from dressdresser‘a sideboard’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from dress + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DRESS, p.179 · scan

Source words

  • directus Latin · source word “straight, direct”

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