dosser
dosser · dossers
Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding workSomeone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
/ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/
Meaning
5 senses(Ireland, UK)Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
A homeless and jobless person.
One who lodges in a doss-house.
(obsolete)A pannier or basket.
(obsolete)A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
More definitions
- someone who sleeps in any convenient place
Origin
From doss + -er. Late Latin dosserum, or French dossier (“bundle of papers, part of a basFrom doss + -er.
Late Latin dosserum, or French dossier (“bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back”), from Latin dorsum (“back”). See dorsal.
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Forms
plural: dossersSynonyms
52 synonymsbumB2layaboutB2slobC1shirkercouch potatodawdlerdeadbeatdogfuckerdo-naughtdo-nothingidleridletonfaineantflaneur
Close in meaning
- someone who sleeps in any convenient place:street person
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddoss