concierge

Borrowed from French concierge (“caretaker; doorkeeper; lodge-keeper of a château”), from Old French conciarge, consierge, consirge, from Medieval Latin consergius; further etymology uncertain,^[1] probably from Vulgar Latin *cōnservius, from Latin cōnservus (“fellow servant; fellow slave”),^[2] from con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + servus (“servant; slave”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard; to take care of”) + *-wós (suffix forming adjectives from verb stems)).^[3][4]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsɪˈɛːʒ/, [-ˈɛə̯ʒ]

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnsiˈɛɹʒ/, /ˌkɑnˈsjɛɹʒ/

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• Hyphenation: con‧ci‧erge

concierge (plural concierges)

2. An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.

   Coordinate terms: host, hostess, receptionist

   1. (by extension, chiefly attributive) One who offers a bespoke level of service in any of various industries.

      concierge banking (that is, private banking)    concierge medicine    concierge service

3. (healthcare) A nurse who provides support during fertility treatment.
5. (often US) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.

   Coordinate terms: caretaker, custodian, janitor

   • 2009 October 2, Nick Kaye, “The Residence Club on Mission Beach”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 February 2022:

     Underground parking, private storage and daily housekeeping are offered as well, and the club's concierge can assist with prearrival grocery shopping, spa reservations, dinner plans and golf tee times.

   • 2023 November 6, Eliza Shapiro, “Inside the private world the richest New Yorkers built for themselves”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 January 2024:

     Everyday life is increasingly unaffordable for most New Yorkers, but a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging as a kind of gated community within the city.

6. (obsolete)
   1. (except historical) A senior official in charge of a fortress, palace, etc.; also, a custodian of a house; a warden of a prison.
   2. Synonym of conciergerie (“the office of a concierge; also, the lodge or residence of a concierge”).

• concierge mom
• conciergeship

• conciergerie

• (hotel employee): front desk

• Concierge in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

• cogeneric

Probably from Vulgar Latin *cōnservius, from Latin cōnservus (“fellow-slave”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sjɛʁʒ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁʒ

concierge m (plural concierges)

1. house-porter, doorkeeper, caretaker
2. (US) janitor, custodian
3. concierge
4. lodge-keeper of a château
5. keeper, jailor (prison)

• “concierge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Borrowed from French concierge.

• Rhymes: -ɛɾʒi
• Hyphenation: con‧ci‧er‧ge

concierge m or f by sense (plural concierges)

1. concierge (an employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests)

• “concierge”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “concierge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “concierge”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN