commissaire

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French commissaire.

Noun[edit]

commissaire (plural commissaires)

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

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mi.sɛʁ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

commissaire m or f by sense (plural commissaires)

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

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: commissaire
  • Ottoman Turkish: قومیسر

Further reading[edit]