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dresser

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dres·ser¹ / ˈdresər/ • n. a chest of drawers. ∎ a sideboard with shelves above for storing and displaying plates and kitchen utensils. dres·ser² • n. 1. a person who dresses in a specified way: a snappy dresser. ∎ a person who habitually dresses in a smart or elegant way: she's gorgeous—and she's a dresser. 2. a person whose job is to look after theatrical costumes and help actors to dress. 3. a person who prepares, treats, or finishes a material or piece of equipment.

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dresser

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

dresser sideboard. XV. — OF. dresseur, dreçor (mod. dressoir), f. dresser prepare; see -ER 2.

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dresser

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

dresser •amasser, gasser, macassar, Makassar, Mombasa, Nasser •relaxer, waxer •salsa •cancer, romancer •piazza • necromancer • madrasa •Kinshasa, Lhasa, passer, Tarrasa, Vaasa •advancer, answer, chancer, dancer, enhancer, lancer, prancer •tazza •addresser, aggressor, assessor, compressor, confessor, contessa, depressor, digresser, dresser, guesser, intercessor, lesser, Odessa, oppressor, possessor, professor, represser, successor, transgressor, Vanessa •Alexa, flexor, vexer •Elsa, Kielce •censer, censor, dispenser, fencer, Mensa, sensor, Spenser •seltzer •Faenza, Henze •indexer • hairdresser • predecessor •microprocessor, processor •acer, bracer, chaser, debaser, embracer, facer, macer, mesa, pacer, placer, racer, spacer, tracer •Ailsa • steeplechaser •greaser, Lisa, Nerissa, piecer, Raisa, releaser •pizza

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