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gardienne — 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.
  • goalkeeper noun The player positioned to stop the opposing team from scoring by guarding the goal.
  • keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.

Senses

gardienne is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • goalkeeper (sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal.
  • keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.

caretaker — full definition

  1. noun A person employed to look after a building or property.
  2. adjective Temporarily holding a position or role until a permanent replacement is found.

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.

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