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Commissionnaire

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Com`mis`sion`naire´
n.1.An agent or factor; a commission merchant.
2.One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who perform miscellaneous services for travelers.


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A commissionnaire remains all night in a little lodge at the foot of the stairs, and is in the habit of making coffee at his spirit-lamp for any of the officials who may be working over time.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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