JANITOR Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word janitor. (close relations)
janitorial
Best Alternative Words for JANITOR
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caretaker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) • an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily | ||||||||
cleaner | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a preparation used in cleaning something • the operator of dry-cleaning establishment • someone whose occupation is cleaning | ||||||||
custodian | nounn | |||||||
noun • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||||
porter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person employed to carry luggage and supplies • United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) • someone who guards an entrance • United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) • a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) • United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) • a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley verb • carry luggage or supplies | ||||||||
attendant | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another • a person who is present and participates in a meeting • an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another adjective satellite • being present (at a meeting or event, etc.) • occurring with or following as a consequence | ||||||||
housekeeper | nounn | |||||||
noun • a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | ||||||||
houseman | nounn | |||||||
noun • an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | ||||||||
steward | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else • the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements • an attendant on an airplane • a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||||
superintendent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who directs and manages an organization • a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector | ||||||||
sweeper | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.) • a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet • little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body | ||||||||
valet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer verb • serve as a personal attendant to | ||||||||
concierge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | ||||||||
curator | nounn | |||||||
noun • the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) | ||||||||
groundskeeper | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field) |