dosser
1
[
dos
-er]
/ˈdɒs ər/
noun
1.
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
2.
an ornamental covering for the back of a seat, especially a throne or the like.
3.
dossal
(def 1).
Also,
dorser
.
Origin
1300-50;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French;
Middle French
dossier
<
Medieval Latin
dosserium,
variant of
dorserium,
equivalent to
dors
(
um
) back +
-erium
-ery
; replacing
Middle English
dorser
<
Medieval Latin
dorserium
dosser
2
[
dos
-er]
/ˈdɒs ər/
noun
,
Chiefly British
1.
a person who sleeps in a
doss house
.
Origin
1865-70;
doss
+
-er
1
British Dictionary definitions for
dosser
dosser
1
/
ˈdɒsə
/
noun
1.
(
rare
) a bag or basket for carrying objects on the back
Word Origin
C14: from Old French
dossier,
from Medieval Latin
dorsārium,
from Latin
dorsum
back
dosser
2
/
ˈdɒsə
/
noun
(
slang
)
1.
(
Brit
) a person who sleeps in dosshouses
2.
(
Brit
)
another word for
dosshouse
3.
a lazy person; idler