concierge

con·cierge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kon-see-airzh; French kawn-syerzh]
- /ˌkɒn siˈɛərʒ; French kɔ̃ˈsyɛrʒ/
- /ˌkɒn.siˈeəʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-see-airzh; French kawn-syerzh]
- /ˌkɒn siˈɛərʒ; French kɔ̃ˈsyɛrʒ/

Definitions of concierge word

noun concierge (Britain) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors. 4
countable noun concierge A concierge is a person, especially in France, who looks after a block of flats and checks people entering and leaving the building. 3
noun concierge (esp in France) a caretaker of a block of flats, hotel, etc, esp one who lives on the premises 3
noun concierge a doorkeeper 3
noun concierge a custodian or head porter, as of an apartment house 3
noun concierge a hotel employee who assists quests as by booking theater reservations or arranging for transportation 3

See all 17 definitions of concierge

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Origin of concierge

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; < French; Old French cumserges < Latin con- con- + serviēns present participle of servīre to serve

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Parts of speech for Concierge

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Concierge

concierge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for concierge

noun concierge

attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
doorman — the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
janitor — a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.
porter — the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.

All 14 Synonyms of concierge