drawer

/'drɔ:ə/

Thân thiện

A child pulls open a drawer to find a toy.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who draws: Specifically, an artist skilled at creating drawings or illustrations.
   • The writer of a check or draft: The person who creates and signs a financial order instructing a bank (the drawee) to pay a specified sum to another party.
   • A sliding storage compartment: A box-like container, typically part of a piece of furniture like a desk or dresser, designed to slide in and out horizontally.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Artist):
  • She is a talented drawer, specializing in charcoal portraits.
• Noun (Check writer):
  • As the drawer of the check, you are responsible for ensuring sufficient funds are in the account.
• Noun (Storage compartment):
  • Please put the socks in the top drawer of the dresser.

Advanced Usage

• "To be out of the top drawer" (British English idiom): To be of the highest quality or social class.
  • His manners are really out of the top drawer.
• Legal/Financial Context: In banking, the relationship and liabilities between the drawer, the drawee (bank), and the payee (recipient) are clearly defined.

Variants and Related Words

• Chest of drawers (noun): A piece of furniture with multiple horizontal drawers stacked one above another; a dresser.
• Underdrawer (noun, archaic): A drawer worn under other clothing; an undergarment.

Synonyms

• Artist: Illustrator, sketcher, draughtsman/draughtswoman.
• Check writer: Signatory, issuer.
• Compartment: Tray, bin, slot.

Related Phrases

• Top drawer: Of the finest quality (often used adjectivally).
  • He's a top-drawer performer.
• Bottom drawer: Traditionally, a collection of household items (linens, etc.) assembled by a woman in anticipation of marriage.

Related Idioms

• Not the sharpest tool in the drawer: A humorous way to say someone is not very intelligent.
  • He's a nice guy, but he's not the sharpest tool in the drawer.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an artist skilled at drawing
2. the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
3. a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

Từ đồng nghĩa

• draftsman