janitorial

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UK/dʒæn.ɪˈtɔːɹ.i.əl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a janitor.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English janitor →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivejanitorial (comparative more janitorial, superlative most janitorial)

comparative more janitorial · superlative most janitorial

  1. Of or pertaining to a janitor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
custodial

Origin

  1. Englishjanitor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishjanitorial

From janitor + -ial.

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Translations

Czech údržbářský
  • údržbářskýof or pertaining to a janitor
Polish dozorcowski, portierski
  • dozorcowskiof or pertaining to a janitor
  • portierskiof or pertaining to a janitor
  • stróżowskiof or pertaining to a janitor

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with janitorial

editorialmemorialtutorialequatorialterritorialpictorialcombinatorialborealgubernatorialfactorialsenatorialdirectoriallorealdictatorialarmorialprosecutorialcuratorialcorporealimmemorialprofessorialarborealmultifactorialconspiratorialsectorial
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Cite this entry
APA

janitorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/janitorial

MLA

“janitorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/janitorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “janitorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/janitorial.

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