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commissionaire

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com·mis·sion·aire  (k-msh-nâr)
n. Chiefly British
A uniformed attendant, such as a doorman.

[French, from Medieval Latin commissinrius, from Latin commissi, commissin-, commission; see commission.]

commissionaire
Noun
Chiefly Brit a uniformed doorman at a hotel, theatre, or cinema [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commissionairecommissionaire - a uniformed doorman
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
door guard, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, porter, gatekeeper, doorkeeper - someone who guards an entrance
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Spanish commissionaire [kəmɪʃəˈnɛəʳ] n (BRIT) → portero, conserje m
French commissionaire [kəmɪʃəˈnɛəʳ] n (Brit) (at shop, cinema etc) → portier m (en uniforme)
German commissionaire [kəmɪʃəˈnɛəʳ] commission (Brit) nPortier m
Italian commissionaire [kəmɪʃəˈnɛəʳ] n (BRIT) (at shop, cinema etc) → portiere m in livrea

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The tall commissionaire looked in amazement at her.
{Picardie = province of France, north of Evreux; barrieres = gates at the edge of Paris, where local customs duties were collected; magazin = shop; fiacre = a kind of carriage; Douane = customs house; confidential commissionaire = special messenger}
He was immediately inquiring of a tall commissionaire in shining braid, and a short porter in shirt sleeves, whether anybody or anything had been seeking his apartments.
 
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