释义 |
com·mis·sion·aire \kə|mishə|na(a)(ə)r\ noun (-s) Etymology: French commissionnaire, from commission commission + -aire -ary — more at commission 1. a. chiefly Britain : one (as a messenger or porter) entrusted with small commissions b. : a member of an association of pensioned soldiers and sailors organized in London in 1859 for employment as doorkeepers, caretakers, or messengers c. chiefly Britain : a uniformed attendant; especially : a doorman at a hotel or theater 2. : a purchasing agent in the foreign market acting on commission for an importer |