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单词 janitor
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janitor

noun

jan·​i·​tor ˈja-nə-tər How to pronounce janitor (audio)
1
: one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs
2
: doorkeeper

Synonyms

  • caretaker
  • custodian
  • guardian
  • keeper
  • warden
  • watchman
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Example Sentences

got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates
Recent Examples on the Web Try selling that one to a janitor, construction worker, dishwasher, house cleaner, truck driver, or any other blue-collar worker. Charlie Dent, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Until something else comes up, Goodall is continuing to work as a janitor at Davis Park. Fox News, 21 July 2022 When processing his cancer diagnosis, McGuire turned for a second opinion on the process not to another doctor, but to a hospital janitor, Crivello said. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 July 2022 Orphaned as a child, Lee worked as a janitor at hotels before starting Yanolja. John Kang, Forbes, 6 June 2022 The other three brothers run the gamut from the conniving yet vulnerable Manouchehr (Maadi) to the bodybuilding cab driver Farhad (Mohammad Ali Mohammadi) to the overweight janitor and family man, Parviz (Farhad Aslani). Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 Mark Hamill voices the character of Mervyn Pumpkinhead, the cigar-smoking janitor with a pumpkin for a head. Andy Meek, BGR, 4 Aug. 2022 Recluse janitor Henry Darger spent more than 40 years in a tiny one-room apartment in Lincoln Park, writing, painting, sketching, collecting and fantasizing. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 As far as the janitor’s question, to me there’s something innocent about the exchange. Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from janus arch, gate

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

janitor

noun

jan·​i·​tor ˈjan-ət-ər How to pronounce janitor (audio)
: a person who takes care of a building (as a school)

janitor

noun

1
as in custodian
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • custodian
  • warden
  • caretaker
  • keeper
  • watchman
  • steward
  • guardian
  • curator
  • sexton
  • cocurator
2
as in porter
a person who tends a door according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • porter
  • doorman
  • doorkeeper
  • gatekeeper
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