janitress

jan·i·tress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jan-i-tris]
- /ˈdʒæn ɪ trɪs/
- /dʒˈanaɪtrəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jan-i-tris]
- /ˈdʒæn ɪ trɪs/

Definitions of janitress word

noun janitress a woman who is a janitor. 1
noun janitress A female janitor. 1

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Origin of janitress

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; janit(o)r + -ess

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Parts of speech for Janitress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Janitress

janitress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

janitress usage trend in Literature

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