/ Dictionary / Index D dresser: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dress•er Pronunciation: (dres'ur), [key] — n. a person who dresses. a person employed to dress actors, care for costumes, etc., at a theater, television studio, or the like. a surgeon's assistant. a person who dresses in a particular manner, as specified: a fancy dresser; a careful and distinctive dresser. any of several tools or devices used in dressing materials. a block, fitting into an anvil, on which pieces are forged. a mallet for shaping sheet metal. a tool for truing the surfaces of grinding wheels. dress•er Pronunciation: (dres'ur), [key] — n. a dressing table or bureau. a sideboard or set of shelves for dishes and cooking utensils. a table or sideboard on which food is dressed for serving. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dresser (Thesaurus) dress code dresser set Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language