Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Commissionaire

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Commissionaire


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(1):

(n.) One intrusted with a commission, now only a small commission, as an errand; esp., an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, or the like.

(2):

(n.) One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London, employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc.