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Definition of "dossier" []

  • A collection of papers giving detailed information about a particular person or subject. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dossier" in a sentence
  • "The Indian government has delivered to Islamabad what it calls a dossier of evidence from the Mumbai attacks."
  • "He has reams of paper which he calls the dossier of the crime."
  • "(Say what you will about Bill Clinton, but his dossier is prison-free.)"
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