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dresser (n.)

c. 1300, "person who prepares or furnishes (something)," agent noun from dress (v.). Meaning "table, sideboard" (on which food is prepared) is from late 14c., from Old French dresseur, dreçoir "table to prepare food," from dresser "prepare, dress." Sense of "one who is employed in clothing or adorning others" is from 1510s. Meaning "chest, dressing bureau" is by 1895.

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Definitions of dresser from WordNet

dresser (n.)
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes;
Synonyms: chest of drawers / chest / bureau
dresser (n.)
a person who dresses in a particular way;
he's a meticulous dresser
she's an elegant dresser
dresser (n.)
a wardrobe assistant for an actor;
Synonyms: actor's assistant
dresser (n.)
low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup;
Synonyms: dressing table / vanity / toilet table
dresser (n.)
a cabinet with shelves;
From wordnet.princeton.edu