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concierge
CIDE DICTIONARY
concierge, n. [F.].
One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
concierge, n. (esp. in France) a door-keeper or porter of a block of flats etc.
Etymology
F, prob. ult. f. L conservus fellow slave
ROGET THESAURUS
concierge
Keeper
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