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janitor.

Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/General-American[ˈd͡ʒænɪɾɚ]General-American
  1. Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.

    Philippines · US
  2. 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 (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools).

    Hong-Kong · Philippines · Scotland · US
  3. A doorman.

  4. A moderator for a discussion forum.

    Internet · derogatory · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”).

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