draper
/ˈdɹeɪpɚ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
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draper and drawer differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. draper means “a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)”. drawer means “a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out”. drawer is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɹeɪpɚ/
1.n.a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
/ˈdɹɔɹ/
1.n.a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
| draper | drawer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹeɪpɚ/ | /ˈdɹɔɹ/ |
| Said | DRAY-pur | drawr |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 1 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |
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2.n.the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else
3.n.an artist skilled at drawing