'Commissionaire' definitions:
Definition of 'commissionaire'
(from WordNet)
noun
A uniformed doorman
Definition of 'Commissionaire'
From: GCIDE
- Commissionaire \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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London, employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. a uniformed doorman. [British] [WordNet 1.5] Commissional