CONCIERGE

concierge

(noun) a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

concierge (plural concierges)

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.

(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

Synonyms

• caretaker

• custodian

• janitor

Anagrams

• cogeneric

Source: Wiktionary


Con`cierge", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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