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Webster 1913 Edition


Concierge


Conˊcierge′

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Noun.
[F.]
One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.

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concierge

concierge

See also: conciërge

English

Noun

concierge (plural concierges)

  1. One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
  2. (Britain) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

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French

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *conservius, from Latin conservus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.sjɛʁʒ/

Noun

concierge m (plural concierges)

  1. house-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker
  2. (US) janitor, custodian
  3. concierge
  4. lodge-keeper of a château
  5. keeper, jailor (prison)

Portuguese

Noun

concierge m f (plural concierges)

  1. concierge (one who attends to the slightest desire of hotel guests)