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janitor Definition

jani·tor (jani tər)

noun

  1. Now Rare a doorman or doorkeeper
  2. the custodian of a building, who maintains the heating system, does routine repairs, general cleaning, etc.

Etymology: L, doorkeeper < janua, door < janus, arched passageway: see Janus

janitor Related Forms
jan′i·to·rial (-i tôrē əl) adjective
janitor Synonyms

janitor

n.

caretaker, maintenance person, porter, handyman; see custodian 2.

janitor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • bribe: He was obliged to bribe the janitor, too, because the laws of the house permitted neither animals nor babies within its precincts.
  • ask: I asked the janitor, and he said the house was not very well built and that the beams and wainscoting were shrinking.
  • tell: The cab driver tells the janitor where he found his fare.
  • say: No problem said the janitor proudly fetching his tiny terrier into the studio.
  • see: I saw the janitor ( witness _________ ) walk toward me at that point.
  • have: We do not have janitors; children clean up after themselves and wash their own clothes.

Preposition: at

  • school: Have you ever been a janitor at any other schools?

Adjective modifier

  • mannered: Always on the alert for crime, he got his tip-offs from the police station where he worked as the mild mannered janitor.
  • mild: Always on the alert for crime, he got his tip-offs from the police station where he worked as the mild mannered janitor.
  • first: Probably only Robert Ross, a weaver from the Links Feus who had been appointed first janitor, knew the truth.
  • part-time: There is a part-time Janitor for the building, who will work closely with the Administrator on a day-to-day basis.

Modifies a noun

  • job: The janitor job that are in ensure my trip paper pp.

Noun used with modifier

  • school: Debbie is horrified when she discovers the identity of the new school janitor, and Hannah is reduced to stealing from Helen.

Possessives

  • house: Graveyard: an abandoned wooden shack in a graveyard, the janitor's house or something.
  • office: Other ways to tell are: Put your writing in the ' Suggestion Box ' Outside the Janitor's office.

Preposition: in

  • building: Arthur's father worked as a pushcart vendor and a janitor in a tenement building.

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