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janitress

janitress noun: a female janitor.

Noun

janitress (plural janitresses)

  1. a female janitor
    Synonyms:
    janitrix

Synonyms of janitress

Forms of janitress

pluraljanitresses

Origin of janitress

From janitor + ess.

Questions about janitress

What does janitress mean?
Janitress means a female janitor.
What part of speech is janitress?
Janitress is a noun.
What is the plural of janitress?
The plural of janitress is janitresses.

Words near janitress in the dictionary

  1. janitoring
  2. janitors
  3. janitorship
  4. janitorships
  5. janitory
  6. janitress
  7. janitresses
  8. janitrices
  9. janitrix
  10. janitrixes
  11. Janiveer

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