DRAWER

drawer. One who directs a person or entity, usu. a bank, to pay a sum of money stated in an

instrument  —  for  example,  a  person  who  writes  a  check;  the  maker  of  a  note  or  draft.  See

MAKER. [Cases: Banks and Banking    137; Bills and Notes    23. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§

328, 330; Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 9, 18, 20–21.] [Blacks Law 8th]