commanditaire

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === commanditaire inflection of commanditair: indefinite masculine and feminine singular indefinite plural definite == French == === Etymology === From commandite +‎ -aire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.di.tɛʁ/ === Noun === commanditaire m (plural commanditaires) a sponsor (informal) a silent partner, a sleeping partner Synonym: bailleur de fonds principal, instigator, employer (person who orders a crime, person who hires someone to commit a crime in their stead) Near-synonym: donneur d'ordre le commanditaire d'un crime ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: commanditair→ Indonesian: komanditer === Further reading === “commanditaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012