janitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).
A doorman.
A moderator for a discussion forum.

/ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-janitor.wav /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/ [ˈd͡ʒænɪɾɚ]

janitor janitors janitress janitrix

From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”).

caretaker cleaner custodian maintenance person porter groundskeeper curator moderator mod jannie janny

janitor fish janitorial janitoriat janitoring janitorship jannie underjanitor

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