According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
COMMISSIONAIRES
Noun
commissionaires
plural of commissionaire
Source: Wiktionary
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. 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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