commissionaire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of commissionaire
1755–65; < French commissionnaire; see commission, -aire
Example Sentences
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He told local media that she had worked as a security guard at Northern Lights Casino and had also been a commissionaire officer.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2022
To get into the main chamber we had to show our invitation to the commissionaire and my mum got into a panic because she thought she'd forgotten it.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
Another commissionaire explained where the toilets were and my mum told me to wait for her and Auntie Doreen outside the ladies and I went into the gents.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
At the far end a commissionaire was directing people.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
As he went downstairs he gave the note to the commissionaire, with instructions that it should be delivered at once by hand.
From Between the Dark and the Daylight by Richard Marsh
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