Main Entry: con·cierge

Pronunciation: \kōⁿ-ˈsyerzh, ˌkän-sē-ˈerzh\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural con·cierges \-ˈsyerzh, -ˈsyer-zhəz; -sē-ˈer-zhəz\

Etymology: French, from Old French, prob from Vulgar Latin *conservius, alteration of Latin conservus fellow slave, from com- + servus slave

Date: circa 1697

1 : a resident in an apartment building especially in France who serves as doorkeeper, landlord's representative, and janitor
2 : a usually multilingual hotel staff member who handles luggage and mail, makes reservations, and arranges tours; broadly : a person employed (as by a business) to make arrangements or run errands