janitorial

adjective

jan·​i·​to·​ri·​al ˌja-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or involved in the cleaning, repairing, and maintenance work done by a janitor

janitorial duties

the hospital's janitorial staff

The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents.

—Carl Hiaasen

Examples of janitorial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fourth program, Shoreline’s Community Care employment program, hires individuals on the street to do jobs like street cleaning, sidewalk sweeping, graffiti removal, landscaping, trash removal, and custodial and janitorial work. —Reyna Huff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Entry-level positions, starting at $18 per hour, include cashier, grocery associate, gift associate, janitorial attendant and deli/food service associate. —Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026

The company is fighting a lawsuit from 2014 alleging detainees in Aurora had to perform unpaid janitorial work and other jobs for little pay to supplement meager meals. —ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026

Prisoners in Colorado are expected to work prison jobs, which include food preparation, janitorial services and other positions within their facilities. —Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for janitorial

• categorial
• curatorial
• dictatorial
• directorial
• editorial
• equatorial
• immemorial
• infusorial
• professorial
• reportorial
• senatorial
• territorial