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dossard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɒsɑː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈdɑsɑɹ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: cycle racing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French dossard, from dos (“back (of a person)”) (ultimately from Latin dorsum (“back of the body”), further etymology uncertain) + -ard (suffix forming nouns indicating things belonging to or representing particular classes or sorts).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: selkänumero — bib attached to the back of a cyclist’s shirt that carries the cyclist’s race number
  • French: dossard — bib attached to the back of a cyclist’s shirt that carries the cyclist’s race number
  • Galician: dorsal — bib attached to the back of a cyclist’s shirt that carries the cyclist’s race number
  • Spanish: dorsal — bib attached to the back of a cyclist’s shirt that carries the cyclist’s race number