school janitor or caretaker

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• janitor — jan|i|tor [ dʒænıtər ] noun count someone whose job is to look after a public building, such as a hospital or school. British usually caretaker …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• caretaker — noun (C) 1 BrE someone whose job is to look after a building, especially a school; janitor AmE 2 someone who looks after a house or land while the person who owns it is not there 3 AmE someone who looks after other people, especially a teacher,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• caretaker — Ⅰ. caretaker UK US /ˈkeəˌteɪkər/ noun [C] (US, Scottish also janitor, US also custodian) ► a person who is employed to take care of a large building, such as a school or office building, and to deal with the cleaning, repairs, etc.: »He lived on… …   Financial and business terms

• janitor — 1580s, an usher in a school, later doorkeeper (1620s), from L. ianitor doorkeeper, porter, from ianua door, entrance, gate, from ianus arched passageway, arcade (see JANUS (Cf. Janus)) + agent suffix tor. Meaning caretaker of a building first… …   Etymology dictionary

• caretaker — [[t]ke͟ə(r)teɪkə(r)[/t]] caretakers 1) N COUNT A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it. [BRIT] Syn: janitor (in AM, use janitor)… …   English dictionary

• caretaker — I UK [ˈkeə(r)ˌteɪkə(r)] / US [ˈkerˌteɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms caretaker : singular caretaker plural caretakers 1) someone whose job is to look after a large building such as a school, office building, or block of flats. The usual… …   English dictionary

• janitor — janitorial /jan i tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. /jan i teuhr/, n. 1. a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker. 2. Archaic. a doorkeeper or… …   Universalium

• janitor — UK [ˈdʒænɪtə(r)] / US [ˈdʒænɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms janitor : singular janitor plural janitors mainly American someone whose job is to take care of a public building such as a hospital or school. The usual British word is caretaker …   English dictionary

• janitor — jan•i•tor [[t]ˈdʒæn ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to keep the public areas clean and do minor repairs; caretaker 2) archaic a doorkeeper or porter • Etymology: 1575–85; < L jānitor… …   From formal English to slang

• caretaker — care|tak|er [ˈkeəˌteıkə US ˈkerˌteıkər] n 1.) BrE someone whose job is to look after a building, especially a school American Equivalent: janitor 2.) someone who looks after a house or land while the person who owns it is not there 3.) caretaker… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• janitor — jan|i|tor [ˈdʒænıtə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: janua door ] especially AmE someone whose job is to look after a school or other large building British Equivalent: caretaker …   Dictionary of contemporary English