verzorger

Definitions of verzorger
  1. noun
    someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
    synonyms: begeleider, geleider, geleidster
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    gezelschapsdame
    one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
    chasseur, piccolo
    someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
    bruidsmeisje
    an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
    caddie
    an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
    hoveling
    an attendant at the court of a sovereign
    escorte
    an attendant who is employed to accompany someone
    Jhr., jonker, jonkheer
    (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
    badjuffrouw, badmeester
    an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents
    halfspeler, middenvelder, middenveldspeler
    (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
    oppasser, ordonnans, ziekenverzorger, ziekenverzorgster
    a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients
    oppasser, ordonnans, ziekenverzorger, ziekenverzorgster
    a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
    brancardier, ziekendrager
    one who helps carry a stretcher
    ceremoniemeester
    the principal groomsman at a wedding
    garderobejuffrouw
    a female checker
    gastvrouw
    a woman steward on an airplane
    deurwaarder, gerechtsbode, gerechtsdeurwaarder, paranimf
    someone employed to conduct others
    type of:
    assistent, assistente, dienstknecht, helper, hulpje, hulpkracht, knecht, waterdrager
    a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  2. noun
    a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
    synonyms: claviger, huisbewaarder
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    claviger
    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
    koster, kosteres, sacristein
    an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
    hoofdopzichter, oppasser, opzichter, opziener, politiechef, politiecommissaris, superintendent, toezichthouder
    a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
    koster, kosteres
    a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
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    administrateur, baljuw, beheerder, conservator, custos, doelman, doelverdediger, doelwachter, drossaard, drost, goalie, goalkeeper, keeper, kiep, landdrost, meier, official, oppasser, roeper, schout, sluitpost, steekwoord
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
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