kə|mishə|na(a)(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: French commissionnaire, from commission commission + -aire -ary — more at commission
1.
a. chiefly Britain : one (as a messenger or porter) entrusted with small commissions
b. : a member of an association of pensioned soldiers and sailors organized in London in 1859 for employment as doorkeepers, caretakers, or messengers
c. chiefly Britain : a uniformed attendant ; especially : a doorman at a hotel or theater
2. : a purchasing agent in the foreign market acting on commission for an importer