janitor

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ianitor (“doorkeeper”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒænɪtɚ/, [ˈd͡ʒænɪɾɚ] Hyphenation: jan‧i‧tor === Noun === janitor (plural janitors) (female: janitress or janitrix (rare)) (chiefly US, Philippines) Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building. (Scotland, Hong Kong) A caretaker or custodian; someone who maintains a school building specifically and may serve other administrative roles (the term caretaker is also used in Hong Kong, particularly in ESF and independent British schools). A doorman. (Internet slang, 4chan, sometimes derogatory) A moderator for a discussion forum. Synonyms: jannie, janny ==== Synonyms ==== (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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: dyanitor → Central Bikol: dyanitor → Hiligaynon: dyanitor → Ilocano: dyanitor → Tagalog: dyanitor ==== Translations ==== == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒanitoɾ/ [ˌd͡ʒaː.n̪ɪˈt̪oɾ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈdjanitoɾ/ [ˌd̪jaː.n̪ɪˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -anitoɾ Syllabification: ja‧ni‧tor === Noun === jánitór (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜆᜓᜇ᜔) alternative form of diyanitor