commish
Americannoun
-
I have an interview with the police commish at noon.
-
Sorry, that phone is out of commish.
Etymology
Origin of commish
By shortening; commish def. 2 was first recorded in 1855–60; commish def. 1, in 1870–75.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The commish sent one of his assistants, Monte Irvin, who brought along a watch to mark the occasion.
From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2021
He passes the ball to Adam Silver, the smooth N.B.A. commish.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2020
They want rules in place to prevent this from happening again, and they've apparently exerted enough pressure on commish Adam Silver that he's mulling a $10 million fine for "tampering."
From Golf Digest • Sep. 16, 2019
Now, the commish who needs to address both the PR and the reality of these problems looks like an empty suit with great hair.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2015
You got your commish out of it, and this establishment always wants cash.
From Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure by Ball, Eustace Hale
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
