commissaire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French commissaire.

Noun

commissaire (plural commissaires)

(cycling) The judge of a bicycle race.

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin commissionarius, from Latin commissio

Pronunciation

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Noun

commissaire m or f (plural commissaires)

commissioner
chief of police, head of police, superintendent

Related terms

commissariat

Further reading

“commissaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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