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concierge definition

con·ci·erge (kōn syerz̸h′, kän-, -sē erz̸h′; Fr kōn syerz̸h′)

noun

  1. a doorkeeper
  2. a custodian or head porter, as of an apartment house
  3. a hotel employee who assists quests as by booking theater reservations or arranging for transportation

Etymology: Fr, prob. ult. < VL *conservius < L conservus, fellow slave < com-, with + servus, slave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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