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/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ · noun
One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc..
When the day came Nick turned up early at the bank and waited under a palm tree in the atrium. People hurried in, nodding to the commissionaire, who still wore a tailcoat and a top hat.
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Commissionaire means One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When the day came Nick turned up early at the bank and waited under a palm tree in the atrium. People hurried in, nodding to the commissionaire, who still wore a tailcoat and a top hat.
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