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dosser.

Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/
  1. Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.

    Ireland · UK
  2. A homeless and jobless person.

  3. One who lodges in a doss-house.

Where this word comes from

From doss + -er.

noun/ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/
  1. A pannier or basket.

    obsolete
  2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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