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commissionaire
[ kuh-mish-uh-nair ]
noun
British.
- a uniformed attendant, as a doorkeeper or usher.
commissionaire
/ °ìəˌ³¾ÉªÊƒÉ™Ëˆ²Ôɛə /
noun
- a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of commissionaire1
1755–65; < French commissionnaire; commission, -aire
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of commissionaire1
C18: from French, from commission
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He told local media that she had worked as a security guard at Northern Lights Casino and had also been a commissionaire officer.
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At the far end a commissionaire was directing people.
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The site also had its own security team, and commissionaires were on hand to greet guests and staff.
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It was a high-class shop, renowned for its two commissionaires, page boys and Italian chef.
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In a town, Leiba would regain his health, he would go near the police station—he could treat the police, the commissionaires, the sergeants.
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