\Com*mis`sion*aire"\, n. [F. commissionnaire. Cf.
{Commissioner}.]
1. One intrusted with a commission, now only a small
   commission, as an errand; esp., an attendant or
   subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, or the
   like.
Note: The commissionaire familiar to European travelers
      performs miscellaneous services as a light porter,
      messenger, solicitor for hotels, etc.
2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London,
   employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc.