"dosser" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dosser.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dossers [plural]
Etymology: doss + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|doss|er|id2=agent noun}} doss + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dosser (plural dossers)
  1. (British, Ireland) Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work. Tags: British, Ireland Categories (topical): People Synonyms: shirker, idler
    Sense id: en-dosser-en-noun-8sk40SIs Disambiguation of People: 58 0 23 0 19 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 5 37 3 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 4 22 3 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 65 4 32
  2. A homeless and jobless person.
    Sense id: en-dosser-en-noun-cSlSg9q9
  3. One who lodges in a doss-house.
    Sense id: en-dosser-en-noun-6qSrAH1B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dosser.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dossers [plural]
Etymology: Late Latin dosserum, or French dossier (“bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back”), from Latin dorsum (“back”). See dorsal. Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{bor|en|LL.|dosserum}} Late Latin dosserum, {{der|en|fr|dossier||bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back}} French dossier (“bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back”), {{lena}}, {{der|en|la|dorsum||back}} Latin dorsum (“back”), {{m|en|dorsal}} dorsal Head templates: {{en-noun}} dosser (plural dossers)
  1. A pannier or basket.
    Sense id: en-dosser-en-noun-sh1VtE5N
  2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
    Sense id: en-dosser-en-noun-eIZYNqt4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dorsel, dorser
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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