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dresser

dresser

11 3.9
A person who pays attention to what they wear
  • noun
  • /ˈdrɛsər/
translation icon : persona bien vestida
  • You are a pretty snappy dresser.

He's a cool dresser, passionate football man.

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Examples

  • He's a sharp dresser.

  • He's a great dresser.

  • A smart dresser needs smart shoes, right?

    Fiction book (2002)
  • However, he was in amazing shape and he was a sharp dresser, OK.

  • A real fancy dresser, I'll tell you.

  • When I was in high school and college, I was a pretty outlandish dresser.

    Blog text (12)
  • And on top of all of that, he's a hell of a sharp dresser.

  • Honestly, she's such a sharp dresser.

  • This attorney from Santa Clara, Calif., is also quite the snazzy dresser.

    Academic text (2011)
  • He is known as a sharp dresser who always impresses people with his style.

Synonyms

dandy
vsdresser
  • Archaic
22 8.2

A man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance

is about general style attention without required elegance or showiness
fashionista
vsdresser
  • Informal
9 4.9

A person who loves fashion and follows or sets new styles

focuses on a chosen style rather than following or setting trends
clotheshorse
vsdresser
  • Informal
1 8.6

A man who cares a lot about his clothes and how he looks

is about choosing a specific style and caring for overall appearance
fashion plate
vsdresser
  • Archaic
1 6.5

A person who cares a lot about clothes and follows the latest styles

is about choosing a specific style and caring for overall appearance
gallant
vsdresser
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A man who cares greatly about his clothes and appearance

is more neutral about style not necessarily refined or showy
chichi
vsdresser
1 9.9

A person who dresses in a showy, fashionable way to impress people

is about a chosen style and attentive appearance without forced trendiness
clothes horse
vsdresser
  • Informal
5.6

A person who likes fashionable clothes and enjoys dressing well

is about choosing a specific style and caring for overall appearance

Compounds

A person who wears clothes usually worn by the other gender to express themselves

A person who arranges and decorates shop windows to attract customers

How Stylish

fashionista
  • Informal
9 4.9
dresser
11 3.9
slob
  • Offensive
58 3.1

Surface Forms

dresser singular
dressers plural

Morphology

dresser = dress (transparent) = dress + er

Agentive/relational formation from 'dress' + '-er': 'one who dresses' or 'one who dresses in a particular way'.

Etymology

Dresser comes from the verb dress, which means 'to put on clothes', so a 'good dresser' is simply someone who pays attention to how they wear clothes and likes to look stylish.