commissionaire
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commissionaire
- /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ UK
- /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/ US
- /kəˌmɪsjəˈnɛɹ/ obsolete
- /kəˌmɪsjəˈneɪɹ/ obsolete
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner.
noun commissionaires · commissionnaire
- One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
- A uniformed doorman. When the day came Nick turned up early at the bank and waited under a palm tree in the atrium. People hurried in, nodding to the commissionaire, who still wore a tailcoat and a top hat.
- An undisclosed agent under European civil law.
Talk about this word "commissionaire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/commissionaire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. commissionaire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/commissionaire "commissionaire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/commissionaire.Cite this
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title = {commissionaire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/commissionaire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
