janitor

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/

Noun

janitor (plural janitors) (female: janitress or janitrix (rare))

1. (chiefly, US) Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
   1. (Scotland) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.
2. A doorman.

Synonyms

• maintenance person
• (mostly British) caretaker
• cleaner
• (British) concierge
• custodian
• (One who cleans and maintains a garden) groundskeeper
• (One who maintains a collection, especially in a museum) curator
• porter

Translations

• French: concierge
• German: Hausmeister, Hausmeisterin, Hauswartin, Hauswart
• Italian: bidello
• Portuguese: zelador
• Russian: дво́рник
• Spanish: conserje, bedel

Translations

• French: portier
• German: Pförtner, Pförtnerin
• Portuguese: porteiro
• Russian: швейца́р
• Spanish: portero, portera

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