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Vinony

commissioner

noun

  1. person or organization that commissions something
  2. title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission
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Pronunciation: /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/ / /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/

noun

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 *-āzijos 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.

  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 […]”

  2. One commissioned to perform certain duties.
  3. A member of a commission.
  4. A member of a commission.