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Commissioner vs Commissionaire - What's the difference?

commissioner | commissionaire |

As nouns the difference between commissioner and commissionaire

is that commissioner is a member of a commission while commissionaire is (british) a uniformed doorman.

commissioner

English

(wikipedia commissioner)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of a commission.
  • Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
  • An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
  • Someone who commissions something

    • Anagrams

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    commissionaire

    English

    (wikipedia commissionaire)

    Alternative forms

    * commissionnaire

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A uniformed doorman.
  • (legal) An undisclosed agent under European civil law.