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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