DOSSIER


Meaning of DOSSIER in English

/ ˈdɒsieɪ; NAmE ˈdɔːs-; ˈdɑːs-/ noun

dossier (on sb/sth) a collection of documents that contain information about a person, an event or a subject

SYN file :

to assemble / compile a dossier

We have a dossier on him.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French , denoting a bundle of papers with a label on the back, from dos back, based on Latin dorsum .

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