Janitor — Jan i*tor, n. [L., fr. janua a door.] 1. A door keeper; a porter. [Archaic] [1913 Webster PJC] 2. One who is employed to care for a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.; a caretaker; the duties may include… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Janĭtor — Janĭtor, 1) (röm. Ant.), der Thürhüter; 2) in Klöstern der Pförtner … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Janĭtor — (lat., auch Ostiarius), Türhüter, bei den Römern ein Sklave, der den Hauseingang zu bewachen hatte; in Klöstern der Pförtner … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
janitor — UK US /ˈdʒænɪtər/ noun [C] US ► CARETAKER(Cf. ↑caretaker) noun … Financial and business terms
janitor — 1580s, an usher in a school, later doorkeeper (1620s), from L. ianitor doorkeeper, porter, from ianua door, entrance, gate, from ianus arched passageway, arcade (see JANUS (Cf. Janus)) + agent suffix tor. Meaning caretaker of a building first… … Etymology dictionary
janitor — [n] person who cleans and maintains attendant, caretaker, cleaning person, concierge, custodian, doorkeeper, doorperson, gatekeeper, house sitter, porter, sitter, super, superintendent, sweeper, watchperson; concept 348 … New thesaurus
janitor — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a caretaker of a building. DERIVATIVES janitorial adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from janua door … English terms dictionary
janitor — [jan′i tər] n. [L, doorkeeper < janua, door < janus, arched passageway: see JANUS] 1. Now Rare a doorman or doorkeeper 2. the custodian of a building, who maintains the heating system, does routine repairs, general cleaning, etc. janitorial … English World dictionary
Janitor — For the Scrubs character, see Janitor (Scrubs). Janitor A janitor or custodian (called caretaker in British English but also janitor in Scottish English, see American and British English differences) is a professional who takes care of buildings … Wikipedia
janitor — janitorial /jan i tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. /jan i teuhr/, n. 1. a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker. 2. Archaic. a doorkeeper or… … Universalium
