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- Dictionarycommissary/ˈkɒmɪs(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a deputy or delegate.
- 2. a restaurant or food store in a military base, prison, or other institution. North American
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Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word commissary, which can mean a person, a store, or a lunchroom. Find out how to use commissary in a sentence and how it differs from related words.
COMMISSARY definition: 1. a government official with a particular responsibility: 2. a shop that supplies food and goods…. Learn more.
a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in a military post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like. a dining room or cafeteria, especially one in a motion-picture studio. a person to whom some responsibility or role is delegated by a superior power; a deputy.
Commissary can mean a government official or a store that supplies food and goods, especially to people in the army or in prison. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and usage with examples from literature and sources on the web.
A commissary is a shop that provides food and equipment in a place such as a military camp or a prison.
Definition of commissary noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A commissary is a store that sells food or equipment, especially to military personnel or in a film studio. It can also be a person who is given a special duty or a deputy by a higher authority.
