conciërge — meaning in English

English meaning

• concierge noun A hotel employee who helps guests with reservations, directions, and other requests.
• custodian noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
• janitor noun A person employed to clean and maintain a building, such as a school or office.

Senses

conciërge is used for these senses in English:

• concierge (British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
• custodian (US, Canada) A janitor; a cleaner.
• janitor (Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

concierge — full definition

1. noun A hotel employee who helps guests with reservations, directions, and other requests.
2. noun A person who looks after a residential building and helps its residents or tenants.

custodian — full definition

1. noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
2. noun US: a janitor or cleaner, especially in a school or office building.

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