commissaire

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French commissaire.

Noun

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commissaire (plural commissaires)

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

French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mi.sɛʁ/
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Noun

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commissaire m or f by sense (plural commissaires)

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

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  • English: commissaire
  • Ottoman Turkish: قومیسر

Further reading

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