commissaire

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French commissaire.

Noun

commissaire (plural commissaires)

  1. (cycling) The judge of a bicycle race.

French

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Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius, from Latin commissiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mi.sɛʁ/
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Noun

commissaire m or f by sense (plural commissaires)

  1. commissioner
  2. chief of police, head of police, superintendent

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