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dossier

[ dos-ee-ey, -ee-er, daw-see-ey, -see-er; French daw-syey ]

noun

plural dossiers [dos, -ee-eyz, -ee-erz, daw, -see-eyz, -see-ers, daw-, syey].
  1. a collection or file of documents on the same subject, especially a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.

    Synonyms: folder, report, record



dossier

/ ˈdɒsɪˌeɪ; dosje; -sɪə /

noun

  1. a collection of papers containing information on a particular subject or person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dossier1

1875–80; < French: bundle of documents with a label attached to the back or spine, equivalent to dos (< Latin dorsum ) back + -ier -ier 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dossier1

C19: from French: a file with a label on the back, from dos back, from Latin dorsum
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Example Sentences

The last remaining claimant alongside Prince Harry, he says a dossier will go to the Metropolitan Police.

From BBC

Former Labour leader Lord Tom Watson, who also reached a settlement with NGN on Wednesday, said a legal team would be passing a dossier to the Metropolitan Police.

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Then came his pupil’s first exercise: build a dossier on Williams’ boss in AP3.

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Characters from scratch are what Leigh’s famed rehearsal process is known for, but how extensive is the dossier?

Over the course of a seven-week trial at Ipswich Crown Court, the jury heard from countless witnesses and examined endless dossiers of evidence.

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