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portiere.

doorman, janitor, concierge, caretaker, doorkeeper, porter

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/porˈtjɛ.re/
  1. doorman, janitor, concierge, caretaker, doorkeeper, porter

    masculine
  2. goalkeeper, keeper, goaltender, goalie

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French portier, from Late Latin portārius (“doorkeeper”, “gatekeeper”). By surface analysis, porta (“door”) + -iere (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

noun/porˈtjɛ.re/
  1. plural of portiera

    feminine · form-of · plural
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