Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A staff member of a hotel or apartment complex who assists guests or residents, as by handling the storage of luggage, taking and delivering messages, and making reservations for tours.
- noun A person, especially in France, who lives in an apartment house, attends the entrance, and serves as a janitor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In France, one who attends at the entrance of an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper of a hotel, apartment-house, prison, etc.; a janitor, male or female.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who attends to the wishes of
hotel guests. - noun UK One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its
tenants and visitors.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He doesn't like the term concierge care, which he said conjures images of pricey institutions, such as the Ritz-Carlton.
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Can I ask also about, there are more and more primary care physicians who have what they call concierge practices.
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Can I ask also about, there are more and more primary care physicians who have what they call concierge practices.
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Can I ask also about, there are more and more primary care physicians who have what they call concierge practices.
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Many of these enabling doctors are what I call concierge doctors -- you pay them a monthly fee and you can get anything you demand from them.
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When the concierge is asked how they feel about the convention, he responds "There were three other big hotels in the bidding for this ..."
Thank you for the Enterprise drewan 2003
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In addition to rides and other favors that volunteers can provide, most villages offer what they call a "concierge service" - a connection to a list of prescreened vendors who can provide discounted services such as plumbing or home repair.
The Seattle Times 2011
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She called the concierge and expressed to him that she wanted to take a tour of São Paulo and wanted the best, English-speaking tour available.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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She called the concierge and expressed to him that she wanted to take a tour of São Paulo and wanted the best, English-speaking tour available.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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She called the concierge and expressed to him that she wanted to take a tour of São Paulo and wanted the best, English-speaking tour available.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
takchess commented on the word concierge
Added to my list so that I can remember how to pronounce it.
March 5, 2012