commissionaire

== English == === Alternative forms === commissionnaire === Etymology === Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /kəˌmɪsjəˈnɛɹ/, /kəˌmɪsjəˈneɪɹ/ === Noun === commissionaire (plural commissionaires) One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc. (UK) A uniformed doorman. (law) An undisclosed agent under European civil law. ==== Derived terms ==== commissionairess ==== References ====