Janitor

Janitor
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 removal of trash, cleaning of the rooms and public areas, and minor repairs. [1913 Webster PJC]


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  • 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 — Der Janitor (lat., auch ostiarius) war in der römischen Antike ein Tor bzw. Türhüter, bei den Römern meist ein Sklave, der von seiner cella ostiaria aus den Hauseingang zu bewachen hatte; in Klöstern des Mittelalters der Pförtner. Im Englischen… …   Deutsch 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

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