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Portierin — 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 A person who looks after an entrance and sometimes keeps it secure.

Senses

Portierin 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.

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.

doorkeeper — full definition

  1. noun A person who looks after an entrance and sometimes keeps it secure.
  2. noun Someone who has the authority to stop other people taking part in something.
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