janitorn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒanᵻtə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒænədər/

Etymology: < Latin jānitor, < jānua door, entrance: with agentive suffix -tor.

a. A doorkeeper, porter, ostiary.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper

doorwardc950

gate-wardc1000

porter?a1300

ostiary?a1475

portitor1480

doorkeeper1535

gatekeeper1572

janitora1640

conciergea1697

hall-keeper1705

durwan1773

commissioner1820

lodge-keeper1855

doorman1858

lodge-man1892

commissionaire1895

dvornik1903

linkman1939

a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §44 50 One John, sir~named Janitor, of his office, who..was to keep the prison.

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. x. 429 The Keys for S^t Peter, reputed the Ianitor of heaven.

1746 T. Smollett Advice 34 The gaunt, growling janitor of hell.

1762 C. Parkin Topogr. Freebridge 144 He is to lay down the cap and cloak, and give it to the janitor to keep.

1876 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth v. 47 Even the heathen saw that toil is the janitor at the gate of virtue.

b. A caretaker of a building, esp. a school, who has charge of the cleaning, heating, etc., of it. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian > caretaker of a building

office keeper1707

janitor1708

caretaker1858

schoolkeeper1874

superintendent1878

janny1912

1708 C. Morthland Acct. Govt. Church of Scotl. 18 When a Student enters the University [of Edinburgh] he must pay Half a Crown to the Porter or Janitor and Seven Pence to his Servant.

1835 Dr. Neill in J. J. Audubon Ornith. Biogr. III. 313 A cock-heron..had been..kept for some weeks in a cellar in the old College, and then presented to me by the late Mr John Wilson, the janitor.

1868 7th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 22 Expenses for wood, furniture, janitor work, &c.

1884 H. Butterworth Zigzag Journeys Western States 50 He was employed merely as janitor at Yule [school].

1890 H. C. Bunner Short Sixes (1891) 75 She resolved to see the janitor in the morning.

1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 4 Dec. 13 The Civil Service now protects janitors and chauffeurs.

1954 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 7 Apr. The Education Committee..had recommended that a janitor be appointed, and that he be responsible for all janitorial and cleaning work at the school, including maintenance of the gardens.

1961 Evening Standard 12 Sept. 19/1 Janitor required for building in W.1. area.

1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 31/6 (advt.) Prestige offices, full janitor services.

†2. An usher in a school. (Cf. doctor n. 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > assistant teacher

submasterc1450

usher1512

undermaster1561

under-usher1561

pedagogue?1566

underteacher1581

janitor1584

hypodidascal1625

under-doctora1649

assistant master1872

usheress1879

TA1969

1584 in J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. (1876) App. 543.

1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. xiv. 491 In 1661 the doctor or Janitor of the grammar School of Cupar had from every bairn at the School his meat day about, or 2s. daily.

Derivatives

ˈjanitoress n.

ΚΠ

1866 J. Fisher Where shall we get Meat 121 I..told the janitoress that I did not think there was a Protestant church in the world into which a person would not be permitted to enter and worship.

ˈjanitress n. = janitrix n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper > female

portress1303

janitress1806

janitrix1841

1806 C. Lamb Let. 14 Mar. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1976) II. 222 The grey hair'd Janitress at my door.

1894 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 5/7 Restored to consciousness by the janitress of the house.

janiˈtorial adj. of or pertaining to a janitor.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > relating to door- or gate-keeper

porterly1581

gatekeeping1825

ostiary1866

janitorial1885

1885 Chicago Advance 3 Dec. 779 This lesson in janitorial science.

ˈjanitorship n. the office of janitor.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper > office of

portership1450

porterage1764

janitorship1878

1878 B. Harte Man on Beach 76 A desire for rural repose led him to seek the janitorship of the Doemville Academy.

1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 12 July The janitorships heretofore have largely been given to men who were known as political hustlers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	janitor
释义	janitorn. Brit. /ˈdʒanᵻtə/, U.S. /ˈdʒænədər/ Etymology: < Latin jānitor, < jānua door, entrance: with agentive suffix -tor. 1. a. A doorkeeper, porter, ostiary. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper doorwardc950 gate-wardc1000 porter?a1300 ostiary?a1475 portitor1480 doorkeeper1535 gatekeeper1572 janitora1640 conciergea1697 hall-keeper1705 durwan1773 commissioner1820 lodge-keeper1855 doorman1858 lodge-man1892 commissionaire1895 dvornik1903 linkman1939 a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §44 50 One John, sir~named Janitor, of his office, who..was to keep the prison. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. x. 429 The Keys for S^t Peter, reputed the Ianitor of heaven. 1746 T. Smollett Advice 34 The gaunt, growling janitor of hell. 1762 C. Parkin Topogr. Freebridge 144 He is to lay down the cap and cloak, and give it to the janitor to keep. 1876 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth v. 47 Even the heathen saw that toil is the janitor at the gate of virtue. b. A caretaker of a building, esp. a school, who has charge of the cleaning, heating, etc., of it. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian or custodian > caretaker of a building office keeper1707 janitor1708 caretaker1858 schoolkeeper1874 superintendent1878 janny1912 1708 C. Morthland Acct. Govt. Church of Scotl. 18 When a Student enters the University [of Edinburgh] he must pay Half a Crown to the Porter or Janitor and Seven Pence to his Servant. 1835 Dr. Neill in J. J. Audubon Ornith. Biogr. III. 313 A cock-heron..had been..kept for some weeks in a cellar in the old College, and then presented to me by the late Mr John Wilson, the janitor. 1868 7th Ann. Rep. State Board Agric. Michigan 22 Expenses for wood, furniture, janitor work, &c. 1884 H. Butterworth Zigzag Journeys Western States 50 He was employed merely as janitor at Yule [school]. 1890 H. C. Bunner Short Sixes (1891) 75 She resolved to see the janitor in the morning. 1952 Manch. Guardian Weekly 4 Dec. 13 The Civil Service now protects janitors and chauffeurs. 1954 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 7 Apr. The Education Committee..had recommended that a janitor be appointed, and that he be responsible for all janitorial and cleaning work at the school, including maintenance of the gardens. 1961 Evening Standard 12 Sept. 19/1 Janitor required for building in W.1. area. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 31/6 (advt.) Prestige offices, full janitor services. †2. An usher in a school. (Cf. doctor n. 1b.) ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > assistant teacher submasterc1450 usher1512 undermaster1561 under-usher1561 pedagogue?1566 underteacher1581 janitor1584 hypodidascal1625 under-doctora1649 assistant master1872 usheress1879 TA1969 1584 in J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. (1876) App. 543. 1876 J. Grant Hist. Burgh Schools Scotl. ii. xiv. 491 In 1661 the doctor or Janitor of the grammar School of Cupar had from every bairn at the School his meat day about, or 2s. daily. Derivatives ˈjanitoress n. ΚΠ 1866 J. Fisher Where shall we get Meat 121 I..told the janitoress that I did not think there was a Protestant church in the world into which a person would not be permitted to enter and worship. ˈjanitress n. = janitrix n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper > female portress1303 janitress1806 janitrix1841 1806 C. Lamb Let. 14 Mar. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1976) II. 222 The grey hair'd Janitress at my door. 1894 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 5/7 Restored to consciousness by the janitress of the house. janiˈtorial adj. of or pertaining to a janitor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > relating to door- or gate-keeper porterly1581 gatekeeping1825 ostiary1866 janitorial1885 1885 Chicago Advance 3 Dec. 779 This lesson in janitorial science. ˈjanitorship n. the office of janitor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper > office of portership1450 porterage1764 janitorship1878 1878 B. Harte Man on Beach 76 A desire for rural repose led him to seek the janitorship of the Doemville Academy. 1893 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 12 July The janitorships heretofore have largely been given to men who were known as political hustlers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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