Definitions for janitorˈdʒæn ɪ tər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jan•i•torˈdʒæn ɪ tər(n.)
a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to keep the public areas clean and do minor repairs; caretaker.
Archaic. a doorkeeper or porter.
Origin of janitor:
1575–85; < L jānitor doorkeeper =jāni-, comb. form of jānus doorway, covered passage +-tor -tor
jan`i•to′ri•al-ˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
janitor(noun)
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
janitor(noun)ˈdʒæn ɪ tər
sb whose job is to clean and maintain a building
the school janitor
Wiktionary
janitor(Noun)
someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
janitor(Noun)
a doorman
Webster Dictionary
Janitor(noun)
a door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
JANITOR
From _jangle_, to quarrel, and _torrid_, meaning hot. Hot and quarrelsome.
Translations for janitor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
janitor(noun)
a caretaker or a doorkeeper.
- deurwaarder, deurwagterAfrikaans

- حارِس بِنايَهArabic

- разсиленBulgarian

- porteiroPortuguese (BR)

- vrátný, -á; domovník, -iceCzech

- der/die Pförtner(in)German

- vicevært; portnerDanish

- επιστάτης, θυρωρόςGreek

- conserje, portero; conserje, porteraSpanish

- uksehoidja, majahoidjaEstonian

- سرایدار؛ دربانFarsi

- talonmiesFinnish

- conciergeFrench

- שָׁרַתHebrew

- दरबानHindi

- domarCroatian

- portásHungarian

- penjaga pintu atau gedungIndonesian

- húsvörðurIcelandic

- portiere; bidelloItalian

- 門番Japanese

- 잡역부, 청소부Korean

- sargas, durininkasLithuanian

- šveicars; vārtsargsLatvian

- penjagaMalay

- portierDutch

- vaktmester, portnerNorwegian

- dozorca, woźnyPolish

- سرایدار؛ دربانPersian

- ورساتونكې، دروازه وانPashto

- porteiroPortuguese

- administrator; portarRomanian

- привратникRussian

- vrátnik, -čka; domovník, -čkaSlovak

- hišnikSlovenian

- domar (domarka), nastojnik (nastojnica)Serbian

- fastighetsskötare, dörrvaktSwedish

- ภารโรงThai

- kapıcı, odacıTurkish

- 看門人,門房Chinese (Trad.)

- сторож; швейцарUkrainian

- دربانUrdu

- người trông nhàVietnamese

- 看门人Chinese (Simp.)

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