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commissionaire
noun
[ kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː ]
• a uniformed door attendant at a hotel, theatre, or other building.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin commissarius ‘person in charge’, from Latin committere ‘entrust’ (see commit).
