A dossier is a collection of papers or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject. The word "dossier" comes from the French word "dossier," which means "bundle of papers". The term was first used in English in the late 1800s. The word "dos" in French means "back," and the bundle of papers was supposedly called a dossier because it bore a label on the back, or possibly from resemblance of the bulge in a mass of bundled papers to the curve of a back. In Old French, "dossiere" meant "back-strap, ridge strap (of a horse's harness)". The word "dossier" is often associated with espionage, law enforcement, and politics, and when used in these contexts, it often refers to a file that includes all the "dirt" on someone.
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