commissioner
nounUK /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/ · US /kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nəɹ/
Etymology 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 […]2018, Elena Cooper, Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image, page 164:
2
One commissioned to perform certain duties.
3
A member of a commission.
4
Government An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
- Derived terms
- commissionerate, Commissioner-designate, commissioneress, Commissioners Creek, commissionership, esafety commissioner, e-safety commissioner, European Commissioner, high commissioner, King's commissioner, Lord High Commissioner, police commissioner, Queen's commissioner, subcommissioner