portiere

Meaning

  1. (masculine) doorman, janitor, concierge, caretaker, doorkeeper, porter
  2. (masculine) goalkeeper, keeper, goaltender, goalie

Frequency

C1
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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