Commish

//kəˈmɪʃ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A commissioner. countable, informal

    "Library commish Mary Dempsey presides over the talk, and there's an accompanying video, Staking Our Claim in Cyberspace."

  2. 2
    A commission. countable, informal, uncountable

    "Plus, I receive a little commish, so thank you."

Verb
  1. 1
    To commission (an artist or an artwork). informal, transitive

Example

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"Library commish Mary Dempsey presides over the talk, and there's an accompanying video, Staking Our Claim in Cyberspace."

Etymology

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