Dosser

doss + -er

Full definition of dosser

Noun

1. (British, Ireland) Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
2. A homeless and jobless person.

Synonyms

• (one who avoids work) shirker

Late Latin dosserum, or French dossier ("bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back"), from Latin dorsum ("back"). See dorsal.

Alternative forms

• dorsel, dorser

Noun

1. A pannier or basket.
• Beaumont and FletcherTo hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers.
2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.

Anagrams

• resods, sordes