Added 9 October 2026
commissioner
/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/ noun
Latin root: commissiōnārius Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about commissioner at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A government administrator.
- A member of a commission.
Origin
From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er.
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