Portier — meaning in English
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English meaning
- concierge noun A hotel employee who helps guests with reservations, directions, and other requests.
- doorkeeper noun The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
- doorman noun An employee stationed at the entrance of a building, especially a hotel or apartment block, who greets visitors, opens the door, and often helps with deliveries or taxis.
- receptionist noun A person whose job is to greet visitors and answer calls at an office, hotel, or similar business.
Senses
Portier is used for these senses in English:
- concierge One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
- concierge (British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
- doorkeeper The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.
- doorman A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
- receptionist An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.
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.
doorkeeper — full definition
- noun The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
- noun Someone with power to keep others out of some sphere or activity.