Synonyms for janitor
Most common
mod moderator groundskeeper door-keeper porter cleaner janney
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building. 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).
- n. 2
Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
Related words
- Word family
- janitorial
- Phrases
- janitor fish
Forms
- Plural
- janitors → curators, moderators, mods, caretakers…
Example sentences
- mod This mod will let you play the game at 60 FPS.
- moderator All submissions will be reviewed by a moderator.
- porter She had her heavy suitcase carried by the porter.
- cleaner You can use a tongue cleaner to clean your tongue.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| janitor | steady | |
| mod | steady | |
| moderator | falling | |
| groundskeeper | rising | |
| porter | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mod1
- 6 letters
- porter2, janney2
- 7 letters
- cleaner2, curator3
- 9 letters
- caretaker3, moderator4, custodian4, concierge3
- 13 letters
- groundskeeper3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (porter2 = 2 syllables).