Added 10 October 2026
concierge
/ˌkɒnsiˈɛːʒ/ noun
Latin root: consergius Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about concierge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.
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One who offers a bespoke level of service in any of various industries.
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- A nurse who provides support during fertility treatment.
Origin
Borrowed from French concierge (“caretaker; doorkeeper; lodge-keeper of a château”), from Old French conciarge, consierge, consirge, from Medieval Latin consergius; further etymology uncertain, probably from Vulgar Latin *cōnservius, from Latin cōnservus (“fellow servant; fellow slave”), 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)).
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