Meaning & use
dosser
British informal term for a person who is lazy and avoids work or responsibility.
See it in a sentence
His coworkers called him a dosser because he vanished whenever real work needed doing.
Quit being such a dosser and help us finish setting up for the party.
A note on using this word
This is informal British slang and can sound dismissive or unkind; it is not appropriate in neutral or formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
vagrantslacker
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Another way to use it
2. noun
British informal: a homeless person who sleeps in makeshift or improvised shelters.
The old dosser had slept under the same bridge for as long as anyone could remember.
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