dosser
/ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/noun
dosser is spelled D-O-S-S-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dosser means “Someone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dosser is dossers.
How many letters and syllables are in dosser?
| Letters | 6: D-O-S-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dosser?
Dosser appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dosser?
- /ˈdɒsə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dosser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dosser
- dossers plural
- dorsel
- dorser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dosser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKSomeone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
- 2
A homeless and jobless person.
- 3
One who lodges in a doss-house.
- 4
obsoleteA pannier or basket.
- 5
obsoleteA hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dosser come from?
From doss + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).