janitor
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒænɪɾɚ]
- Hyphenation: jan‧i‧tor
Noun
[edit]janitor (plural janitors) (female: janitress or janitrix (rare))
- (chiefly US, Philippines) Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
- A doorman.
- (Internet slang, 4chan, sometimes derogatory) A moderator for a discussion forum.
Synonyms
[edit]- (mostly British) caretaker
- cleaner
- (One who maintains a collection, especially in a museum): curator
- custodian
- (One who cleans and maintains a garden): groundskeeper
- maintenance person
- (One who maintains a forum): moderator, mod
- porter
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Central Bikol: dyanitor
- → Cebuano: dyanitor
- → Hiligaynon: dyanitor
- → Ilocano: dyanitor
- → Tagalog: dyanitor
Translations
[edit]caretaker
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doorman
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Tagalog
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒanitoɾ/ [ˌd͡ʒaː.n̪ɪˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -anitoɾ
- Syllabification: ja‧ni‧tor
Noun
[edit]jánitór (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜆᜓᜇ᜔)
- alternative form of diyanitor
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/anitoɾ
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