COMMISSIONAIRE

commissionaire

(noun) a uniformed doorman

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

commissionaire (plural commissionaires)

One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.

(British) A uniformed doorman.

(legal) An undisclosed agent under European civil law.

Source: Wiktionary

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. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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