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commissionaire

American  
[kuh-mish-uh-nair] / kəˌmɪʃ əˈnɛər /

noun

British.

  1. a uniformed attendant, as a doorkeeper or usher.

commissionaire British  
/ kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛə /

noun

  1. a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, etc

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Etymology

Origin of commissionaire

1755–65; < French commissionnaire; commission, -aire

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