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US/ˈdʒæn.ɪ.tər/
UK/ˈdʒæn.ɪ.tə/
a person whose job is to clean and look after a building such as a school or office
In context
The janitor locks all the doors in the building at ten every night.
Please ask the janitor to replace the light bulb in the hallway.
He worked as a school janitor for twenty years.
Words that go with janitor
noun + noun
- school janitorThe school janitor knows every student by name.
- night janitorThe night janitor found the open window.
- janitor's closetThe mop is in the janitor's closet.
verb + noun
- call the janitorCall the janitor if the sink is blocked.
verb + preposition
- work as a janitorShe worked as a janitor to pay for college.
adjective + noun
- head janitorThe head janitor assigns the cleaning shifts.