English Online Dictionary. What means commissioner? What does commissioner mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɪʃənə/
- Hyphenation: com‧mis‧sion‧er
Noun
commissioner (plural commissioners)
- A member of a commission.
- Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
- An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
- Someone who commissions something.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- recommission