concierge
/ˌkɑnsiˈɛɹʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.
noun
An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.
noun
One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
American usage
noun
A senior official in charge of a fortress, palace, etc.; also, a custodian of a house; a warden of a prison.
Obsolete
noun
Synonym of conciergerie (“the office of a concierge; also, the lodge or residence of a concierge”).
Obsolete
Example Sentences
- "concierge banking (that is, private banking) concierge medicine concierge service"
- "Underground parking, private storage and daily housekeeping are offered as well, and the club's concierge can assist with prearrival grocery shopping, spa reservations, dinner plans and golf tee times."
- "Everyday life is increasingly unaffordable for most New Yorkers, but a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging as a kind of gated community within the city."
Etymology
Borrowed from French concierge (“caretaker; doorkeeper; lodge-keeper of a château”), from Old French conciarge, consierge, consirge, from Medieval Latin consergius; further etymology uncertain, probably from Vulgar Latin *cōnservius, from Latin cōnservus (“fellow servant; fellow slave”), from con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + servus (“servant; slave”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard; to take care of”) + *-wós (suffix forming adjectives from verb stems)).
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɑnsiˈɛɹʒ/
- British English: /ˌkɒnsiˈɛːʒ/
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Phrases
concierge mom
front desk