dosser

dosser · noun¹

From doss + -er.

dosser · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromdorsum“back”
2. French · derived fromdossier“bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back”
3. Late Latin · borrowed fromdosserum
4. English todaydosser

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

Words from the same roots