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. To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers. --Beau. & Fl. 2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.
dosser n : someone who sleeps in any convenient place [syn: {street person}]