Hausmeister — 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.
- handyman noun A person who does small repairs and odd jobs, especially around the house.
- janitor noun A person employed to clean and maintain a building, such as a school or office.
Senses
Hausmeister 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.
- custodian (US, Canada) A janitor; a cleaner.
- handyman (informal) A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like.
- 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).
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.