Definition of JANITOR

janitor

Plural: janitors

Noun

  • A person employed to clean and maintain a building.
  • 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.

Examples

  • Even the JANITOR of the Scrabble club knew that ’QI’ was a valid two-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”).

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

janitor: valid Words With Friends Word