The meaning of Janitor

noun

A person employed to look after a building.

Usage examples:

He works as a college caretaker

noun

A person employed to take care of a large building or property, doing cleaning, repairs, gardening, or other jobs

Usage examples:

The building’s caretaker reported the fire.

noun

A person who is employed to take care of a large building, such as a school or office building, and to deal with the cleaning, repairs, etc.

Usage examples:

He lived on the ground floor of the apartment block, where he worked as a caretaker., a building/sc…

noun

A person employed to clean the interior of a building.

Usage examples:

She's one of the office cleaners

adjective

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

Usage examples:

The room was spotlessly clean

noun

A business that cleans clothes by using chemicals

Usage examples:

A window cleaner, a household cleaner

noun

(especially in france) a resident caretaker of a block of flats or a small hotel.

Usage examples:

At about 3.55 pm, she arrived at summervale house in vale drive, werneth and used a key to get into…

noun

A person working in a hotel, etc. whose job is to help guests, for example by giving them information about restaurants, local places to see, etc.

Usage examples:

Our concierges are experts on the area's restaurants and can recommend the perfect place to fit you…

noun

A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something.

Usage examples:

The custodians of pension and insurance funds

noun

A person or organization that is responsible for protecting, caring for, or maintaining something or someone

Usage examples:

The library is a traditional custodian of information., the school’s crisis team includes teachers,…

noun

Someone who has the legal right to manage and look after another person's money, investments, etc.

Usage examples:

The report was sent to the owners and the custodians of the corporation's voting stock.

noun

A person on duty at the entrance to a building.

Usage examples:

Darwin stood for me like a mighty doorkeeper at the entrance to the temple of the universe.

noun

A person whose job is to stay near the entrance to a public place and prevent people entering without permission

Usage examples:

He was a doorkeeper on the stage door at the theatre.

noun

A man such as a porter, bouncer, or janitor who is on duty at the entrance to a large building.

Usage examples:

Local authorities currently vet their own doormen, meaning bouncers have different licences dependi…

noun

A person whose job is to stand by the door of a hotel or public building and let people in or out, open their car doors, etc.

noun

A person whose job is to stand at the door of a hotel or public building and allow people to go in or out, open car doors, etc.

Usage examples:

Doormen catch many fake id holders by making them sign their name or asking their birth date to com…

noun

A person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railway station, airport, hotel, or market.

Usage examples:

The car drove off to the train station, and the porters put her luggage on the train.

noun

An employee in charge of the entrance of a hotel, block of flats, college, or other large building.

Usage examples:

A night porter

noun

A person whose job is to carry bags at railroad stations and airports

noun

A person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.

Usage examples:

Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with…

verb

Short for shop steward.

noun

A person who is responsible for an event or for the management of a place

Usage examples:

A race steward, he has been a careful steward of our parks.

noun

A person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.

Usage examples:

The southern area superintendent

noun

A person who is in charge of work done and who manages the employees in a particular office, department, or area

Usage examples:

She was appointed superintendent of schools in tacoma, washington., ask the superintendent to check…

noun

In the us, someone in charge of a government department or official activity or process, who makes sure that rules and laws are obeyed

Usage examples:

Superintendent of sth she is currently serving as superintendent of the kansas city school district…

noun

A person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it.

Usage examples:

The warden of a nature reserve

noun

A man employed to look after an empty building, especially at night.

Usage examples:

A night watchman