concierge
noun/ˈkɒnsieəʒ/
/kəʊnˈsjerʒ/
(from French)- a person, especially in France, who takes care of a building containing flats and checks people entering and leaving the building
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- a person in a hotel whose job is to help guests by giving them information, arranging theatre tickets, etc.Topics Holidaysc2
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting the warden of a house, castle, prison, or palace): French, probably based on Latin conservus ‘fellow slave’.
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