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dossard.

A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɒsɑː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɑsɑɹ/General-American
  1. A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French dossard, from dos (“back (of a person)”) (ultimately from Latin dorsum (“back of the body”), further etymology uncertain) + -ard (suffix forming nouns indicating things belonging to or representing particular classes or sorts).

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