commis
Americannoun
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commis
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noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of commis
C16 (meaning: deputy): from French, from commettre to employ, commit
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The sale of each box of 12 includes a one-year membership in the Foundation at the commis level, which allows access to recipes and cooking videos with Mr. Pépin and other chefs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
His commis, or helper, was Harrison Turone, 21, from Omaha, who also worked at Per Se.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2017
Stover, the restaurant's chef de partie, served as Tessier's commis.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 28, 2015
Philip Tessier, 35, Executive Sous Chef at The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., will be assisted by his commis Skylar Stover, 22, who also works in the kitchen there.
From Time ● Jan. 26, 2015
The anticipated "Great Ministry" turned out to be, its opponents said, a "ministère de commis," a cabinet of clerks.
From A History of the Third French Republic by C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad) Wright
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