commissionaire

Example Sentences

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He told local media that she had worked as a security guard at Northern Lights Casino and had also been a commissionaire officer.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022

Another commissionaire explained where the toilets were and my mum told me to wait for her and Auntie Doreen outside the ladies and I went into the gents.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012

To get into the main chamber we had to show our invitation to the commissionaire and my mum got into a panic because she thought she'd forgotten it.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012

At the far end a commissionaire was directing people.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012

Ca va bien, hein!” broke off the speaker in response to the smiling commissionaire who stepped forward at that moment to take charge of their luggage.

From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram