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

Instead of studying items like water supply and endangered animals, SEIU Local 1000 members include analysts who work in office buildings, janitorial staff at state hospitals and nurses stationed at prisons. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Also in attendance at the news conference was Carmen Sanchez, 49, who works the night janitorial shift cleaning offices in Los Angeles. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Overall, the job openings are being generated by airport and airline service providers, ground transportation operators, restaurant/retail concessions, janitorial services and federal agencies. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

His father, the former senior pastor of Heritage Baptist Church, hired Caleb Crawford as a janitorial contractor and church music volunteer despite knowledge of the offense. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for janitorial

• arboreal
• armorial
• authorial
• factorial
• manorial
• memorial
• pictorial
• sartorial
• sectorial
• tutorial
• vectorial
• ambassadorial