commis voyageurn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒmɪ ˌvwɑːjəˈʒəː/, U.S.

/kəˌmi ˌvwɑjəˈʒɛ(ə)r/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French commis voyageur.

Etymology: < French commis voyageur (1792) < commis (see commis n.) + voyageur voyageur n.

Chiefly in France: a commercial traveller.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > commercial traveller

rideout1752

rider1752

outrider1762

traveller1790

commercial traveller1807

bagman1808

town traveller1808

commis voyageur1825

roundman1827

drummer1828

travelling salesman1833

bag woman1845

commercial1861

fieldman1875

outride1879

roundsman1884

knight of the road1889

representative1918

sales representative1949

sales rep1959

rep1973

1825 J. M. Cobbett Lett. from France 166 Here I am amongst..commis voyageurs who are travelling for wine merchants.

1903 H. Rumbold Further Recoll. Diplomatist x. 214 Hotel life in South America..was only fit for the tribe of bagmen and commis-voyageurs whose custom kept the extortionate caravansaries going.

2005 A. B. Simpson Territories of Psyche v. 98 She speculatively decides that he is a commis voyageur, a commercial traveler, although they have never spoken.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commis voyageur
释义	commis voyageurn. Brit. /ˌkɒmɪ ˌvwɑːjəˈʒəː/, U.S. /kəˌmi ˌvwɑjəˈʒɛ(ə)r/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French commis voyageur. Etymology: < French commis voyageur (1792) < commis (see commis n.) + voyageur voyageur n. Chiefly in France: a commercial traveller. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > commercial traveller rideout1752 rider1752 outrider1762 traveller1790 commercial traveller1807 bagman1808 town traveller1808 commis voyageur1825 roundman1827 drummer1828 travelling salesman1833 bag woman1845 commercial1861 fieldman1875 outride1879 roundsman1884 knight of the road1889 representative1918 sales representative1949 sales rep1959 rep1973 1825 J. M. Cobbett Lett. from France 166 Here I am amongst..commis voyageurs who are travelling for wine merchants. 1903 H. Rumbold Further Recoll. Diplomatist x. 214 Hotel life in South America..was only fit for the tribe of bagmen and commis-voyageurs whose custom kept the extortionate caravansaries going. 2005 A. B. Simpson Territories of Psyche v. 98 She speculatively decides that he is a commis voyageur, a commercial traveler, although they have never spoken. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825
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