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janitors

janitors is the plural of janitor.

Meaning of janitor

Noun

janitor (plural janitors)

  1. (Philippines, US) Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
    1. (Hong-Kong, Philippines, Scotland, US) 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).
  2. A doorman.
  3. (Internet, derogatory, sometimes) A moderator for a discussion forum.
    Synonyms:
    jannie, janny

Questions about janitors

What is janitors the plural of?
Janitors is the plural of janitor.

Words near janitors in the dictionary

  1. janitor fishes
  2. janitorial
  3. janitorially
  4. janitoriat
  5. janitoring
  6. janitors
  7. janitorship
  8. janitorships
  9. janitory
  10. janitress
  11. janitresses

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