Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
jamboree
James (1)
James (2)
James Bay
Jamesian
Jamestown
Jamestown Island
jammies
jammin’
Jammu and Kashmir
Jamshedpur
jamun
Jan.
Jan Mayen
Janata
Jandal
jandering
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

janitor
jan·i·tor [ jánnətər ] (plural jan·i·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
North America cleaning and maintenance person: somebody whose job is to look after the cleaning and maintenance of a building, especially a school or an apartment building.
See also  caretaker (sense 4)

[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "door person" < janua "door"]

jan·i·to·ri·al [ jànnə táwree əl ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft