Thesaurus: commissionaire

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1. n. a uniformed doorman
2. 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.
3. Of pertaining to, or conferring, a commission; conferred by acommission or warrant. [R.]Delegate or commissionary authority. Bp. Hall.
4. n. a uniformed doorman