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- [jan-i-ter]
- /ˈdʒæn ɪ tər/
- /ˈdʒæn.ɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [jan-i-ter]
- /ˈdʒæn ɪ tər/
Definitions of janitor word
- noun janitor a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker. 1
- noun janitor Archaic. a doorkeeper or porter. 1
- verb without object janitor to be employed as a janitor. 1
- noun janitor A person employed as a caretaker of a building; a custodian. 1
- noun janitor caretaker: sb who cleans and maintains 1
- countable noun janitor A janitor is a person whose job is to look after a building. 0
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Origin of janitor
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Latin jānitor doorkeeper, equivalent to jāni- (combining form of jānus doorway, covered passage) + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Janitor
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janitor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
janitor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for janitor
noun janitor
- custodian — The custodian of an official building, a companies' assets, or something else valuable is the person who is officially in charge of it.
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
- concierge — (Britain) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
- warden — any of several pears having a crisp, firm flesh, used in cookery.
- night watchman — watchman.
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