/ Dictionary / Index J janitor: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: jan•i•tor Pronunciation: ( jan'i-tur), [key] — n. a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker. a doorkeeper or porter. —v.i. to be employed as a janitor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: janitor (Thesaurus) Janissary music janitress Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language