Commissionaire Definition
kə-mĭshə-nâr
noun
A person, esp. any of a group of pensioned service personnel, employed to do errands or small tasks, as a uniformed doorkeeper or a messenger.
Webster's New World
A uniformed attendant, such as a doorman.
American Heritage
(law) An undisclosed agent under European civil law.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Commissionaire
Noun
Singular:
commissionaire
Plural:
commissionairesOrigin of Commissionaire
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French from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius from Latin commissiō commissiōn- commission commission
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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