dosser

Noun
Synonyms: street person

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. someone who sleeps in any convenient placeSynonyms: street person
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum back. See Dorsal, and cf. Dosel.] [Written also dorser and dorsel.]

1.A pannier, or basket. [1913 Webster]

To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers.— Beau. & Fl.[1913 Webster]

2.A hanging tapestry; a dorsal. [1913 Webster]

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