portinaio

Definitions of portinaio
  1. noun
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    synonyms: guardiano
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    types:
    portiere
    a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
    sacrista, sagrestano
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    type of:
    custode, guardasigilli, guardiano
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
  2. noun
    a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
    synonyms: portiere
    see moresee less
    type of:
    guardiano
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
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