Definition of JANITOR

janitor

Meanings

Plural: janitors

Noun

  • someone employed to clean and maintain a building
  • Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
  • Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
  • A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles.
  • A doorman.
  • A moderator for a discussion forum.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”).

Scrabble Score: 14

janitor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
janitor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
janitor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

janitor is a valid Words With Friends word