janitor

CEFRB2

/ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Someone employed to clean and maintain a building.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A doorman.

Examples

  • Tom accepted the job as janitor at the local high school.

  • Tom is a school janitor.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈd͡ʒænɪɾɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.

  2. A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

  3. A moderator for a discussion forum.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”).