commissarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒm.ɪ.sər.i/us/ˈkɑː.mə.ser.i/commissary noun [ C ] (OFFICIAL)
a government official with a particular responsibility:
In 1729 he was appointed financial commissary.
commissary noun [ C ] (SHOP)
US a shop that supplies food and goods, especially to people in the army or in prison
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shops & auctions
- army disposals store
- army surplus store
- army-navy store
- art gallery
- auction
- discount store
- discount warehouse
- druggist
- drugstore
- duty-free
- milk bar
- newsagent
- newsstand
- off-licence
- offie
- swap meet
- sweet shop
- tabletop sale
- tag sale
- thrift store
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Examples from literature
- The middle of February began the removal of the ordnance and commissary stores by railroad to the south of the rivers in our rear.
- There was no commissary department, there were no uniforms, no arrangements for ammunition, no small arms, no cannon, no resources to draw upon for all these necessaries of war.