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Definitions for: Commissionaire [n] (British) a uniformed doorman
Webster (1913) Definition: Com*mis`sion*aire", n. [F. commissionnaire. Cf.
Commissioner.]
1. One intrusted with a commission, now only a small
commission, as an errand; esp., an attendant or
subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, or the
like.
Note: The commissionaire familiar to European travelers
performs miscellaneous services as a light porter,
messenger, solicitor for hotels, etc.
2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London,
employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc.
See Also: door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter
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