commis

[ kaw-mee; English kuh-mee ]

/ kɔˈmi; English kəˈmi /

noun, plural com·mis [kaw-mee; English kuh-meez] /kɔˈmi; English kəˈmiz/. French.

an assistant, especially to a chef.

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Examples from the Web for commis

I had been recommended by my friends among the commis voyageurs at Fayence to an hotel of the right sort.
A Spring Walk in Provence|Archibald Marshall
Commis′sioner, one who holds a commission to perform some business: a member of a commission; Commis′sionership.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The Sac a commis is the growth of high dry situations, and invariably in a piney country or on it's borders.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Linschoten was "commis" on board, a post which included both the employment of supercargo and that of owners' commissioner.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold

The commis happened to remark, that he thought Bonaparte's career was nearly finished, and that he would meet his fate presently.
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison

British Dictionary definitions for commis

commis

/ (ˈkɒmɪs, ˈkɒmɪ) /

noun plural -mis

an agent or deputy

adjective

(of a waiter or chef) apprentice

Word Origin for commis

C16 (meaning: deputy): from French, from commettre to employ, commit

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