dosser
/ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/
"dosser" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dosser” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dosser · dosser · English
dosser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dosser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dosser” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dosser is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dosser, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From doss + -er. The correct English form is dosser, spelled D-O-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
- 2A homeless and jobless person.
- 3One who lodges in a doss-house.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dosser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Illustrating the strength of feeling, some said Dorries was “never here and is as useful as a chocolate teapot”, while “Dosser Dorries” posters appeared in the area.
Formerly they endeavoured to occupy all the seats, but the lynx-eyed Metropolitan Police declined to allow any such proceedings, and the dossers, knowing the invariable kindness of the City Police, made tracks for that portion of the Embankment which, lying east of the Temple, comes under the control of the Civic Fathers.
Etymology
From doss + -er.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.