commissionaire

Etymology

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

noun

  1. One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
  2. (Britain) A uniformed doorman.
  3. (law) An undisclosed agent under European civil law.

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