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commissionaire

/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
com-mis-sion-aire
IPA
/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.

noun

A uniformed doorman.

British usage

noun

An undisclosed agent under European civil law.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/
  • British English: /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

commissionaires (plural) commissionnaire (alternative)

Derived Forms

commissionairess

Questions

How do you pronounce commissionaire?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/.
What does commissionaire mean?
One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
Where does commissionaire come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce commissionaire

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