janitor
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1.5
- noun
- /ˈdʒænɪtər/
- US
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conserje
- The janitor cleans the hallways and ensures the bathrooms are stocked with supplies.
- work as a janitor
- jobs such as janitors
- a school janitor
And everybody pointed to that janitor and said, Richard Montanez.
- And everybody pointed to that janitor and said, Richard Montanez.
- And everybody pointed to that janitor and said, Richard Montenez.
- Now, Steve Rauchi starts as a janitor, but he is someone who quite clearly has.
- So there was a young, reasonably young guy named Jimmy, and Jimmy was the janitor.
- Maybe they're like, hey, fuck off janitor, you fucking peasant.
Examples
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After school, the janitor mopped the floors and checked the classrooms for any issues.
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Guys, is that our new janitor?
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So my title at the school is a janitor, right?
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And so I tried being a janitor and a night janitor, and that was hell.
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"I told him to leave it alone and the janitor would clean it out.
Fiction book (1993) -
Were you aware there was a janitor in the institute that night?
Fiction book (1992) -
And, well, the janitor ought to be in this wing, clearly.
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Respect the janitor the same way you respect the CEO.
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Are you the new janitor?
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Lucinda wrote that she was working as a school janitor and doing art in her spare hours.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
51
1.0
A person who cleans houses or offices as their job
40
3.8
A person who takes care of and protects things like buildings, animals, or records
27
1.0
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
6
1.3
A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly
1
1.9
A person who cleans homes for money
1
9.7
A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past
A woman who cleans and looks after a building
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
janitor = janit + or
Although the suffix '-or' is a recognizable agentive ending, the root 'janit' is not a standalone English word and the meaning ('person who cleans/looks after a building') cannot be reliably derived by learners from familiar English morphemes.
Etymology
Janitor comes from the Latin word ianitor, which means 'doorkeeper', from ianua meaning 'door'. So today a janitor is the person who cleans and looks after a building, like someone who once watched the door and cared for the place.