concierge
pronunciation
How to pronounce concierge in British English:
UK [ˈkɒnsieəʒ]
How to pronounce concierge in American English:
US [kɔnˈsjerz]
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- 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
Word Origin
- concierge (n.)
- 1640s, from French concierge "caretaker, doorkeeper, porter" (12c.), probably from Vulgar Latin *conservius, from Latin conservus "fellow slave," from com- "with" (see com-) + servius "slave" (see serve (v.)).
Example
- 1. Family and children 's activities can be arranged through the concierge .
- 2. Often a building 's concierge can also get one for you .
- 3. But the fundamental change to the concierge desk has come about because of technology .
- 4. One skill that will always be a top priority for a hotel concierge is the ability to deal with people , preferably in their own language .
- 5. His head concierge , anna raber , 29 , speaks english , french , german and spanish .