commissionaire
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/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/
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/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ · /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/ · /kəˌmɪsjəˈnɛɹ/ · /kəˌmɪsjəˈneɪɹ/
Definition of commissionaire
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
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noun
- One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
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(British)A uniformed doorman.
“When the day came Nick turned up early at the bank and waited under a palm tree in the atrium. People hurried in, nodding to the commissionaire, who still wore a tailcoat and a top hat.”
- An undisclosed agent under European civil law.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner.
Words you can make from commissionaire
200+ playable · top: COMMISSIONER (18 pts)
Best play commissioner 18 points12-letter words
1 word10-letter words
9 words9-letter words
36 words- COMMISSAR 15 pts
- COMMONERS 15 pts
- CONSOMMES 15 pts
- MICROMINI 15 pts
- MICROSOME 15 pts
- MIMICRIES 15 pts
- MONOECISM 15 pts
- MONOMERIC 15 pts
- MOSAICISM 15 pts
- RACEMISMS 15 pts
- SEMICOMAS 15 pts
- SEMIMICRO 15 pts
- ACROSOMES 13 pts
- AERONOMIC 13 pts
- CASIMIRES 13 pts
- COENAMORS 13 pts
- CRAMOISIE 13 pts
- IMMERSION 13 pts
- ISOMERISM 13 pts
- MESSIANIC 13 pts
- MINIMISES 13 pts
- MISNOMERS 13 pts
- MISONEISM 13 pts
- MORONISMS 13 pts
- SARCOSOME 13 pts
- SEMINOMAS 13 pts
- SIMONIACS 13 pts
- ISONOMIES 11 pts
- MASONRIES 11 pts
- MISSIONER 11 pts
- MOONRISES 11 pts
- RECISIONS 11 pts
- REMISSION 11 pts
- ROMANISES 11 pts
- ROOMINESS 11 pts
- SCENARIOS 11 pts
8-letter words
74 words- COMMONER 14 pts
- CONSOMME 14 pts
- MINICAMS 14 pts
- RACEMISM 14 pts
- SCAMMERS 14 pts
- SEMICOMA 14 pts
- ACROMION 12 pts
- ACROSOME 12 pts
- AMNESICS 12 pts
- ANIMISMS 12 pts
- ASEISMIC 12 pts
- CARMINES 12 pts
- CASIMIRE 12 pts
- CERIMANS 12 pts
- COENAMOR 12 pts
- CREMAINS 12 pts
- CREMINIS 12 pts
- CRIMINIS 12 pts
- CRIMSONS 12 pts
- INCOMERS 12 pts
- ISOMERIC 12 pts
- ISONOMIC 12 pts
- MARCONIS 12 pts
- MINICARS 12 pts
- MINIMISE 12 pts
- MINORCAS 12 pts
- MISCOINS 12 pts
- MISNAMES 12 pts
- MISNOMER 12 pts
- MONOMERS 12 pts
- MORAINIC 12 pts
- MORONISM 12 pts
- NARCISMS 12 pts
- OMICRONS 12 pts
- ROMANCES 12 pts
- SEMINOMA 12 pts
- SERMONIC 12 pts
- SIMONIAC 12 pts
- ANEMOSIS 10 pts
- ARCSINES 10 pts
- ARSENICS 10 pts
- COARSENS 10 pts
- CONIOSES 10 pts
- CONIOSIS 10 pts
- EMISSION 10 pts
- INCISORS 10 pts
- IONOMERS 10 pts
- MIRINESS 10 pts
- MISRAISE 10 pts
- MOONRISE 10 pts
- MORAINES 10 pts
- NARCISSI 10 pts
- NARCOSES 10 pts
- NARCOSIS 10 pts
- NECROSIS 10 pts
- OMISSION 10 pts
- OSSICONE 10 pts
- RACINESS 10 pts
- RECISION 10 pts
- RIMINESS 10 pts
- ROMAINES 10 pts
- ROMANISE 10 pts
- SCARIOSE 10 pts
- SCENARIO 10 pts
- SEMINARS 10 pts
- SERICINS 10 pts
- SIMONIES 10 pts
- SORICINE 10 pts
- AIRINESS 8 pts
- ERASIONS 8 pts
- EROSIONS 8 pts
- IONISERS 8 pts
- IRONISES 8 pts
- SENSORIA 8 pts
7-letter words
79 words- AMMONIC 13 pts
- CAMMIES 13 pts
- COMMIES 13 pts
- COMMONS 13 pts
- COSMISM 13 pts
- AMMINES 11 pts
- AMNESIC 11 pts
- ANIMISM 11 pts
- ANOSMIC 11 pts
- CAMIONS 11 pts
- CAMISES 11 pts
- CARMINE 11 pts
- CERIMAN 11 pts
- CINEMAS 11 pts
- COREMIA 11 pts
- CREMINI 11 pts
- CRIMINE 11 pts
- CRIMINI 11 pts
- CRIMSON 11 pts
- ENCOMIA 11 pts
- INCOMER 11 pts
- INCOMES 11 pts
- MACRONS 11 pts
- MAIMERS 11 pts
- MANIOCS 11 pts
- MARCONI 11 pts
- MASCONS 11 pts
- MASONIC 11 pts
- MEMOIRS 11 pts
- MENISCI 11 pts
- ACINOSE 9 pts
- AIRSOME 9 pts
- AMORINI 9 pts
- AMORINO 9 pts
- ANCRESS 9 pts
- ANOMIES 9 pts
- ARCSINE 9 pts
- ARSENIC 9 pts
- CAISSON 9 pts
- CANOERS 9 pts
- CARNIES 9 pts
- CASEINS 9 pts
- CASERNS 9 pts
- CASINOS 9 pts
- CASSINE 9 pts
- CASSINO 9 pts
- CENSORS 9 pts
- CESSION 9 pts
- COARSEN 9 pts
- COINERS 9 pts
- CORNEAS 9 pts
- CORONAE 9 pts
- CORONAS 9 pts
- COSINES 9 pts
- CRONIES 9 pts
- ENAMORS 9 pts
- EONISMS 9 pts
- EOSINIC 9 pts
- ICINESS 9 pts
- INCASES 9 pts
- INCISES 9 pts
- INCISOR 9 pts
- INCROSS 9 pts
- INSEAMS 9 pts
- IONOMER 9 pts
- IRENICS 9 pts
- ISOMERS 9 pts
- MARINES 9 pts
- MAROONS 9 pts
- MASSIER 9 pts
- MEIOSIS 9 pts
- ARIOSOS 7 pts
- ARSINES 7 pts
- ERASION 7 pts
- EROSION 7 pts
- IONISER 7 pts
- IONISES 7 pts
- IRONIES 7 pts
- IRONISE 7 pts
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