commissionaire

/kəˈmɪʃəˌnɛər/
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Other forms: commissionaires

Definitions of commissionaire
  1. noun
    a uniformed doorman
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    type of:
    door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter
    someone who guards an entrance
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