dosser

UK: /ˈdɒsə^r/ US: (dos′ər)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dos•ser¹  (dos′ər), n. 

1. a basket for carrying objects on the back;
   pannier.
2. an ornamental covering for the back of a seat, esp. a throne or the like.
3. Religion dossal (def. 1).

Also, dorser. 

• Medieval Latin dorserium
• Medieval Latin dosserium, variant of dorserium, equivalent. to dors(um) back + -erium -ery; replacing Middle English dorser
• Anglo-French; Middle French dossier
• Middle English 1300–50

dos•ser²  (dos′ər), n. [Chiefly Brit.]

1. British Terms a person who sleeps in a doss house.

• doss + -er¹ 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dosser / ˈdɒsə/ noun

1. a person who sleeps in dosshouses
2. 
   another word for dosshouse
3. a lazy person; idler