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commissionaire

[ kuh-mish-uh-nair ]

/ kəˌmɪʃ əˈnɛər /

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noun British.

a uniformed attendant, as a doorkeeper or usher.

Origin of commissionaire

1755–65; < French commissionnaire; see commission, -aire

Words nearby commissionaire

commission, commission for racial equality, commission house, commission merchant, commission plan, commissionaire, commissioned officer, commissioner, commissioner for local administration, commissioner for oaths, commissural cell

Example sentences from the Web for commissionaire

A year later the man was earning his living as a Commissionaire porter.

Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 |George Henry Makins
I have found the commissionaire who took the cheque to the Bank—actually found the man.'

The Ivory Gate, a new edition |Walter Besant
The commissionaire put his finger on the bell of the outside door.

The Malefactor |E. Phillips Oppenheim
"I'm sorry," I said to the commissionaire who was intervening.

The Passionate Friends |Herbert George Wells

"Nobody has gone up them stairs," said the commissionaire emphatically.

Jack O' Judgment |Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for commissionaire

commissionaire

/ (kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛə) /

noun

mainly British a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, etc

Word Origin for commissionaire

C18: from French, from commission