Verboticism: Commissionary
DEFINITION: n. An overbearing or pushy salesperson who makes you want to leave a store rather than look around and buy something. v. To aggressively sell something to someone who doesn't want it.
Commissionary
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: com-mission-ary
Sentence: David is a blood thirsty commissionary, attacking any unsuspecting customer that might stroll into his section at the electonics store. His tactics are ruthless, just to make the "sale" and get the commission.
Etymology: commission/missionary, as in propagator of religion or a relentless soldier
Points: 674
Comments: Commissionary
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-16: 12:29:00
I wonder if he always assumes the commissionary position