commissaire

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noun

The judge of a bicycle race.

OriginFrench commissaire →
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Meanings

nouncommissaire (plural commissaires)

plural commissaires

  1. cyclingThe judge of a bicycle race.

Origin

  1. Frenchcommissaire
  2. Frenchcommissaire
  3. Englishcommissaire

Borrowed from French commissaire. Doublet of commissary and commissar.

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