Synonyms of janitor

janitor

noun

ˈja-nə-tər 

1

as in custodian

a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner

got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• custodian
• keeper
• warden
• caretaker
• watchman
• guardian
• steward
• curator
• sexton
• cocurator

2

as in porter

a person who tends a door

according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• porter
• doorman
• gatekeeper
• doorkeeper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of janitor

Broadwater, then 20, had grown up as one of six children of a janitor who worked for Syracuse University. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 June 2026

Some hospital staff, like janitors and cafeteria workers, still make minimum wage. — Cassie McGrath, Fortune, 19 June 2026

In the report, the student said Looney was walking to lunch at the school on March 3, 2025, when Looney asked for their social media contact information from the janitor’s closet, the statement said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026