commissioner

C1 Topic:The Human Body

US /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/ UK /kəˈmɪʃənə/ See IPA manual

Freq #2944

Meanings

1

noun
An official who heads a government department or public body, such as a police force.

The police commissioner held a press conference about the rising crime rate.
2

noun
A member of an official committee or commission.

She served as a commissioner on the city planning board for six years.
3

noun
A person who officially asks for and pays for a piece of work, such as a painting.

As the commissioner of the portrait, he chose to keep the copyright for himself.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms commissioners

Derived forms commissioneratecommissioneresscommissionershipsubcommissioner

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Phrases (2)

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high commissioner
a senior diplomatic representative with ambassadorial status

Adjective + noun
resident commissioner
Puerto Rico's representative in the United States House of Representatives

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission.

commissioner Middle English commissionaire xno commissiōnārius la-med

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Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# commissioner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈmɪʃənə/
**Frequency rank:** 2944

## Meanings
1. An official who heads a government department or public body, such as a police force.
2. A member of an official committee or commission.
3. A person who officially asks for and pays for a piece of work, such as a painting.

## Examples
- The police commissioner held a press conference about the rising crime rate.
- She served as a commissioner on the city planning board for six years.
- As the commissioner of the portrait, he chose to keep the copyright for himself.

## Derived Forms
- commissionerate
- commissioneress
- commissionership
- subcommissioner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: commissioner
- Root: commissionaire
- Root: commissiōnārius

## Etymology
From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission.

## AI Etymology
Commissioner is from Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission. Important recorded forms include commissioner (Middle English), commissionaire (xno), and commissiōnārius (la-med). Current senses include an official who heads a government department or public body, such as a police force, a member of an official committee or commission, and a person who officially asks for and pays for a piece of work, such as a painting. The wider family includes derived forms such as commissionerate, commissioneress, commissionership, and subcommissioner.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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