portiere
Meaning
- (masculine) doorman, janitor, concierge, caretaker, doorkeeper, porter
- (masculine) goalkeeper, keeper, goaltender, goalie
Concepts
Synonyms
guardaporta
guardiarete
uscière
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
por‧tiè‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/porˈtjɛ.re/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French portier, from Late Latin portārius (“doorkeeper”, “gatekeeper”). By surface analysis, porta (“door”) + -iere (“-er”, agent noun suffix).
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