commissionaire

[ kuh-mish-uh-nair ]

/ kəˌmɪʃ əˈnɛər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR commissionaire ON THESAURUS.COM

noun British.

a uniformed attendant, as a doorkeeper or usher.

Origin of commissionaire

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

Words nearby commissionaire

commissaire, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissionaire, commissioned officer, commissioner, Commissioner for Local Administration, commissioner for oaths, Commission for Racial Equality

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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

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单词	commissionaire
释义	commissionaire [ kuh-mish-uh-nair ] / kəˌmɪʃ əˈnɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commissionaire ON THESAURUS.COM noun British. a uniformed attendant, as a doorkeeper or usher. Origin of commissionaire 1755–65; <French commissionnaire;see commission, -aire Words nearby commissionaire commissaire, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissionaire, commissioned officer, commissioner, Commissioner for Local Administration, commissioner for oaths, Commission for Racial Equality Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to commissionaire prophet, go-between, emissary, courier, mediator, gofer, ambassador, harbinger, bearer, runner, envoy, detail, agent, herald, precursor, forerunner, carrier, minister, post, detachment
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commissionaire

noun British.

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noun

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