gardien — meaning in English
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English meaning
- caretaker noun A person employed to look after a building or property.
- 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.
- gatekeeper noun A person or group that controls who or what gets access to something.
- goalie noun Informal word for a goalkeeper.
- goalkeeper noun The player positioned to stop the opposing team from scoring by guarding the goal.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- herdsman noun A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
- keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
- protector noun A person who guards or defends someone or something.
Senses
gardien is used for these senses in English:
- caretaker (chiefly, UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.
- caretaker Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
- concierge (British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
- custodian A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
- gatekeeper A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
- goalie (sports, colloquial) A goalkeeper or goaltender.
- goalkeeper (sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
- guard A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
caretaker — full definition
- noun A person employed to look after a building or property.
- adjective Temporarily holding a position or role until a permanent replacement is found.
concierge — full definition
- noun A hotel employee who helps guests with reservations, directions, and other requests.
- noun A person who looks after a residential building and helps its residents or tenants.