Hausmeister
German
Etymology
Haus (“house”) + Meister (“master”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Hausmeister m (genitive Hausmeisters, plural Hausmeister, feminine Hausmeisterin)
- caretaker or janitor (male or of unspecified sex) (someone who repairs and potentially cleans a building)
Declension
Synonyms
- Concierge m or f (rare)
- Hausverwalter
- Hausbesorger (Austrian)
- Abwart, Hauswart (Swiss)
- Pedell
- Schuldiener
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Hausmeister” in Duden online