First Known Use: 1641
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commissionaire
noun com·mis·sion·aire \kə-ˌmi-shə-ˈner\
Definition of COMMISSIONAIRE
chiefly British : a uniformed attendant
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Origin of COMMISSIONAIRE
French commissionnaire, from commission
Rhymes with COMMISSIONAIRE
breath of fresh air, butterfly chair, chargé d'affaires, chemin de fer, concessionaire, couturiere, devil-may-care, director's chair, electric chair, enamelware, intensive care, lighter-than-air, memoriter, minimal pair, out of one's hair, Parian ware, pied-à-terre, primary care, ready-to-wear, social welfare, son et lumière, spectacled bear, surface-to-air, up in the air, vanity fair, vogue la galère
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