dossier

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a collection of documents that gives detailed information about a person or subject

   The researcher assembled a dossier of letters, photographs, and interview notes.

Simplified etymology

Dossier entered English from French in the late 19th century. It derives from French dos, “back,” referring to a bundle of papers identified by a label on its back.

Borrowed from French dossier.

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