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View synonyms for dosser
dosser
1[ dos-er ]
noun
- a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- an ornamental covering for the back of a seat, especially a throne or the like.
dosser
2[ dos-er ]
noun
, Chiefly British.
- a person who sleeps in a doss house.
dosser
1/ ˈdɒsə /
noun
- rare.a bag or basket for carrying objects on the back
dosser
2/ ˈdɒsə /
noun
- a person who sleeps in dosshouses
- another word for dosshouse
- a lazy person; idler
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dosser1
C14: from Old French dossier, from Medieval Latin dorsārium, from Latin dorsum back
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Example Sentences
The most unique feature of the two-cent dosser class is its apparent happiness.
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But Tom Dosser, a new arrival, and a famous shot, now stepped in front of the old man.
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"The angel needn't hurry hisself," said Tom Dosser, picking himself up, one joint at a time.
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In fact, the modern “dosser” is better and more decently housed.
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I hope 'tis not the first time you have seen a child carried out of town in a dosser for fear of the plague.
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