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Webster 1913 Edition
Concierge
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Conˊcierge′
,Noun.
[F.]
One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.
Definition 2024
concierge
concierge
See also: conciërge
English
Noun
concierge (plural concierges)
- One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
- (Britain) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
Translations
one who attends to the slightest desire of hotel guests
one who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and guests
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French
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin *conservius, from Latin conservus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sjɛʁʒ/
Noun
concierge m (plural concierges)
- house-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker
- (US) janitor, custodian
- concierge
- lodge-keeper of a château
- keeper, jailor (prison)
Portuguese
Noun
concierge m f (plural concierges)
- concierge (one who attends to the slightest desire of hotel guests)