huissier

/ˈwiːsjeɪ/

huissier · noun — A doorman; a domestic officer who guarded the doors to chambers in a mansion or similar large establishment.

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huissier is pronounced /ˈwiːsjeɪ/.

Etymology

Borrowed from French huissier. Doublet of usher and possibly ostiary.

noun

A doorman; a domestic officer who guarded the doors to chambers in a mansion or similar large establishment.
A huissier de justice, an officer of the court in various European countries roughly similar to a British bailiff.

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By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

audiencier 64% match — A bailiff in certain French courts. vs huissier →
doormaid 62% match — A doorwoman. vs huissier →
doorman 60% match — A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. vs huissier →
doorkeeping 60% match — The work of a doorkeeper. vs huissier →
douanier 59% match — A French customs officer. vs huissier →
doorwoman 59% match — The female equivalent of a doorman. vs huissier →
ouvreur 59% match — An usher vs huissier →
doorkeeper 59% match — The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway. vs huissier →