Image:Schlagwortkatalog.jpg|thumb|right|Drawers in a library card catalog.
English

Pronunciation
:* noun 1 - box
/dro�r/, /drôr/, /dr��(r)/, /drO:(r)/
audio|en-us-drawer.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|/-��(r)/

:* noun 2 and 3 - person
/drô'�r/, /�dr���(r)/, /"drO:�(r)/
audio|en-us-drawer-one_who_draws.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-���(r)|/-���(r)/

Noun
drawer (plural: drawers)

1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
2. One who draws something.
3. finance One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.

Derived terms
chest of drawers
top drawer<!--adjective: of highest importance-->

Translations

trans-top|open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing
Catalan: calaix m
Dutch: lade, la, (Flemish) schuif
Finnish: laatikko
French: tiroir m
German: Schublade f
Italian: cassetto m
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|����|trhikidashi, t|ja|scJpan|���|trhikidashi
Persian: ��ش�(kesho)
Polish: szuflada f
Russian: ��ик m
Slovene: predal m
Spanish: cajón m, gaveta f italbrac|Cuba|Spain's Canary Islands|Venezuela|Bolivia
Swedish: Byrålåda
Telugu: స�ర���
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trans-top|one who draws something
Dutch: tekenaar m, tekenares f
French: dessinateur m
German: Zeichner m, Zeichnerin f
Italian: disegnatore m
Persian: ��ش��د�(keshande)
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Polish: rysownik m
Swedish: Tecknare m
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trans-top|one who writes a bank draft, check/cheque or promissory note
German: Aussteller m
Persian: ���س�د� ���� �س� �� ��� ��ش�د�(nevisandeye check)
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ttbc|Breton: tiretenn f (1), tresour m (2)
ttbc|Bulgarian: �екмедже n (1)
ttbc|Indonesian: laci <!-- not verified -->

See also
drawers<!--underwear-->

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