commissionnaires

They are gathered in the morning, and delivered at the factories by the commissionnaires or agents in the afternoon, when they are taken in hand at once.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various

It grieved him momentarily to discover that two giant commissionnaires were both foreigners.

The Devil's Garden W. B. Maxwell 1902

The cunning commissionnaires contrived to keep their places and make a living by sending his Majesty, now and then, a piquant photograph of some British Nourmahal of the period, freshly caught, and duly shipped, in good order for the harem; but the goods never arrived.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Leonowens, Anna H 1870

"Ah! if we had a corps of such _commissionnaires_ as you are, we should spend our lives sending and receiving messages," returned the Colonel, with a laugh.

A Crooked Path A Novel Mrs. Alexander 1863

Monsieur se trouve subitement entouré de tous les gamins, agents, commissionnaires, porteurs, et polissons, en général, de Boulogne, qui s'élancent sur lui, en poussant des cris épouvantables.

The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete John Forster 1844

Ten minutes afterwards there was a cessation of paddle, paddle, thump, thump, the stern-fast was thrown on the quay, there was a rush on board of commissionnaires, with their reiterated cries accompanied with cards thrust into your hands, "Hotel des Bains, Monsieur."

Olla Podrida Frederick Marryat 1820

_commissionnaires_ contrived to keep their places and make a living by sending his Majesty, now and then, a piquant photograph of some British

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874