commissionaire

UK /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ US /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.

2

A uniformed doorman.

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.

3

An undisclosed agent under European civil law.

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