Definitions

1. noun

A collection of documents or information about someone or something, especially used in official or formal contexts.

“The police department assembled a dossier on the suspect’s past crimes.”

2. verb

To gather or compile information about someone or something into a dossier.

“The private investigator dossiered the businessman’s financial records.”

3. verb

To describe or characterize someone or something in a dossier.

“The journalist dossièred the politician’s background for the exposé.”