commissaris

English

Etymology

From Dutch commissaris.

Noun

commissaris

1. (Dutch English) commissioner
   • 2003, Janwillem van de Wetering, Death of a Hawker, Soho Press, →ISBN, page 192:

     He was sitting in a low leather chair, close to the window of the commissaris's office […]

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: com‧mis‧sa‧ris

Noun

commissaris m (plural commissarissen, diminutive commissarisje n)

1. commissioner