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zelador — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • janitor noun A person employed to clean and maintain a building, such as a school or office.
  • steward noun Someone who manages property, affairs, or resources on behalf of someone else.

Senses

zelador is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • 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).
  • steward A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.

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.

custodian — full definition

  1. noun A person responsible for looking after or protecting something.
  2. noun US: a janitor or cleaner, especially in a school or office building.

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