commis
Americannoun
plural
commisnoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of commis
C16 (meaning: deputy): from French, from commettre to employ, commit
Example Sentences
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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
After spending several years working in music, in public relations and band management, he discovered his true calling at the Australian chef Skye Gyngell’s London restaurant, Spring, where he began as a commis in 2015.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2020
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
He called Thiers "le rec�leur des vols commis au pr�judice des monarchies."
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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