Dictionary

commissioner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/ (General-American)
• /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin committō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin commissiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin commissiōnāriusder. Anglo-Norman commissionairebor. Middle English commissioner English commissioner From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. By surface analysis, commission + -er.

Meanings

1. One who commissions something.
   • […] the 'private nature' of commissioned pictures, particularly portraits, was frequently mentioned as the justification for two types of proposal: the ownership of painting copyright by the commissioner, or ownership of painting copyright by the artist […] 2018, Elena Cooper, Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image, page 164:
2. One commissioned to perform certain duties.
3. A member of a commission.
4. A member of a commission. ▸ An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.

Forms

Deriveds

commissioneress · esafety commissioner · European Commissioner · Commissioners Creek · e-safety commissioner · Commissioner-designate · commissionership · subcommissioner · police commissioner · Lord High Commissioner · King's commissioner · commissioner of oaths · high commissioner · commissionerate · Queen's commissioner

Relateds

Comm'r

Translations (73)

hi कमिश्नर (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · ka წარმომადგენელი (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · hy կոմիսար (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · sv kommissarie (member of a commission) · hi आयुक्त (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · sv kommissionär (member of a commission) · el επίτροπος (member of a commission) · pt comissionário (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · de Beauftragte (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · nb kommissær (member of a commission) · tr komiser (member of a commission) · de Kommissarin (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · pt comissionário (member of a commission) · hu megbízott (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · fa-ira کُمیسِر (member of a commission) · ru член коми́ссии (member of a commission) · cmn 專員 /专员 (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · ru комисса́р (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · bg представи́тел (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · nn kommissær (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · sv kommissionsledamot (member of a commission) · cs komisař (member of a commission) · da kommissær (member of a commission) · sw kamishna (member of a commission) · ru уполномо́ченная (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · nl commissaris (member of a commission) · es notario (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · bg комиса́р (member of a commission) · bg комиса́р (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · it committente (one who commissions something) · ca comissionat (member of a commission) · de Kommissar (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · nl gevolmachtigde (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · hy հանձնաժողովի անդամ (member of a commission) · nb kommissær (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · hi आयुक्त (member of a commission) · nn kommissær (member of a commission) · ru представи́тельница (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · it commissario (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · tl kalupon (member of a commission) · de Kommissionsmitglied (member of a commission) · es comisionado (member of a commission) · hy հանձնակատար (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · fi asiamies (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · ar مُفَوَّض (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · hi कमिश्नर (member of a commission) · gv barrantagh (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · hu bizottsági tag (member of a commission) · ka კომისარი (member of a commission) · ru представи́тель (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · mi toihau (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · it commissario (member of a commission) · hu biztos (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · de Kommissar (member of a commission) · es notaria (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · pt comissário (member of a commission) · ka კომისარი (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · pt comissionado (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · de Beauftragter (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · et erivolinik (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · cmn 委員 /委员 (member of a commission) · fa-ira کُمیسِر (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · fr commissaire (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · mi mema kōmihana (member of a commission) · da kommissær (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · mi kaikōmihana (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · fi komissaari (member of a commission) · cy comisiynydd (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · ar مُفَوَّضَة (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · mi kaikōmihana (member of a commission) · ru уполномо́ченный (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · sw kamishna (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee) · cmn 政委 (someone commissioned to perform certain duties — see also assignee)