commissionaire

noun

com·​mis·​sion·​aire kə-ˌmi-shə-ˈner 

chiefly British

: a uniformed attendant

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "person charged with or seeking a commission (as a messenger or porter)," borrowed from French, going back to Middle French commissionere commissioner

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

commissionaire

noun

com·​mis·​sion·​aire kə-ˌmish-ə-ˈna(ə)r 

-ˈne(ə)r

chiefly British

: a uniformed attendant