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commissioner.

One who commissions something.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/General-American
  1. One who commissions something.

  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.

Where this word comes from

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.

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