1 a part of a piece of furniture such as a desk, used for keeping things in. It is shaped like a box and has a handle on the front for pulling it out:
in the top / middle / bottom drawer of the desk * the kitchen drawer (= the one in the kitchen)
seealsoCHESTOFDRAWERS, TOPDRAWER
2 (formal) a person who writes a cheque:
a cheque bearing the signature of the drawer
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