commissioner

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə//
United States//kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ//

One who commissions something.

noun

1
One who commissions something.
[…] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […]
2
One commissioned to perform certain duties.
3
A member of a commission.
4
A member of a commission. An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin committō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commissiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin commissiōnāriusder. Anglo-Norman commissionairebor. Middle English commissioner English commissioner From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er.

Forms

plural: commissioners

Commie · A Communist.commission · A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).commissioned · Holding a commission; officially appointed.

commissioner · One who commissions something.

commit · To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust;…commitment · The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge,…committed · Obligated or locked in (often by a pledge) to some course of…

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