concierge

English

Etymology

French concierge

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌkɒn.siˈeə(ɹ)ʒ/, X-SAMPA: /%kQn.si"e@(r)Z/

Noun

Wikipedia concierge (plural concierges)

1. One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
2. (UK) 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

• Dutch: buttler (nl)
• Estonian: uksehoidja (et), šveitser (et), portjee (et)
• French: concierge (fr) m
• German: Concierge (de) m, Concierge (de) f, Portier (de) m
• Russian: консьерж (ru) (kons'jérž) m, консьержка (ru) (kons'jéržka) f, портье (ru) (port'jé) m

• Spanish: conserje (es) m and f
• Turkish: uşak (tr)

one who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and guests

• Dutch: conciërge (nl) m
• Estonian: majahoidja (et)
• German: Hausmeister (de) m, Hausmeisterin (de) f, Hotelportier (de) m, Hotelportierin (de) f, Pförtner (de) m, Pförtnerin (de) f, Portier (de) m, Portiersfrau (de) f

• Spanish: portero (es) m
• Turkish: odabaşı (tr), odacı (tr), kapıcı (tr)

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• French: concierge m

• Spanish: conserje m, portero m

Synonyms

• caretaker
• custodian
• janitor

Anagrams

• cogeneric

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French

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *conservius, from Latin conservus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /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)