Also means
to beat up
Usage Note
Rosser means to give someone a thorough beating, usually with fists or an implement. It is informal to familiar in register and appears mainly in narratives or dialogue; the noun rossée means 'a thrashing'. A related, now-archaic origin connects it to beating with a rod (rosse once meant a rough stick). Avoid in formal contexts.
Examples
"Il s'est fait rosser par deux inconnus."
Natural Translation
He got beaten up by two strangers.
Literal Translation
He got himself thrashed by two strangers.
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