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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London, employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: commissionaire n : (British) a uniformed doorman
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