dresser
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈdrɛsər/
- Jargon
:
ayudante de vestuario
- As a dresser, she helped the actors choose appropriate outfits for each scene.
Examples
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His tasks now complete, the dresser exited, again stage right.
Fiction book (1998) -
I suppose being an actress's dresser, she saw quite a lot.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'll be his dresser, as the film people put it.
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"Peter had been his dresser and was now, I suppose, his companion."
Fiction book (2001) -
My grandfather was a dresser for a famous actor.
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But I'm just her dresser.
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The dresser handed the vest to the actor and exited stage right again.
Fiction book (1998) -
The dresser organized the costumes and made sure everything was ready for the show.
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He worked as a dresser during the play, assisting the performers with their wardrobe changes.
Synonyms
A man who helps performers put on and adjust costumes backstage
A person who helps an actor with costumes and personal needs during a show
Compounds
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7.3
A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dresser comes from the verb dress, which means 'to put clothes on', so a dresser is the person who helps actors put on their costumes and change quickly.