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doser

doser

9.9
A person who sleeps in temporary places without a permanent home
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊsər/
  • Slang
translation icon : sin techo
  • After losing his job, he became a doser and slept wherever he could find a safe spot.

Examples

  • Volunteers handed out blankets to each doser they met under the bridge.

  • Many dosers struggle to find stable housing.

  • The city provided warm meals for every doser seeking shelter during the cold winter nights.

  • The doser found shelter in a local park.

  • The city provided warm meals for every doser seeking shelter during the cold winter nights.

  • After losing his job, he became a doser and slept wherever he could find a safe spot.

  • Volunteers handed out blankets to each doser they met under the bridge.

Synonyms

drifter
vsdoser
46 5.9

A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job

focuses on sleeping in temporary shelter rather than constant travel
floater
vsdoser
1 8.3

A person who moves from place to place without a home

emphasises sleeping in makeshift accommodation rather than general moving
dosser
vsdoser
  • UK
9.9

A person who sleeps wherever they can because they have no home

has identical meaning but is spelled differently
rough sleeper
vsdoser
  • UK
7.1

A person who sleeps outside because they have no home

sleeps in temporary or makeshift shelter rather than outdoors

Antonyms

homeowner
216 2.5

A person who owns the house or apartment where they live

settler
108 4.1

A person who moves to a new area to live and set up a home

Surface Forms

doser singular
dosers plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember this shelter sense of doser is to think of it like doze ('to sleep') plus -er 'someone who does', so a doser can be understood as a person who sleeps in temporary places.