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- [dos-er]
- /ˈdɒs ər/
- /ˈdɒs.ər/
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- [dos-er]
- /ˈdɒs ər/
Definitions of dosser word
- noun dosser a person who sleeps in a doss house. 1
- noun dosser (British, Ireland) Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work. 1
- noun dosser idle person 1
- noun dosser homeless person 1
- countable noun dosser A dosser is a city person who does not have a permanent home and sleeps in the streets or in very cheap hotels. 0
- noun dosser a bag or basket for carrying objects on the back 0
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Origin of dosser
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Dosser
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preposition
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exclamation
dosser popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dosser usage trend in Literature
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