/dos"ee ay', -ee euhr, daw"see ay', -see euhr/ ; Fr. /daw syay"/ , n. , pl. dossiers /dos"ee ayz', -ee euhrz, daw"see ayz', -see euhrs/ ; Fr. /daw syay"/ .
a collection or file of documents on the same subject, esp. a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
[ 1875-80; dos ( dorsum ) back + -ier -IER 2 ]
Syn . record, report, folder.