janitorial

American  

[jan-i-tawr-ee-uhl] / ˌdʒæn ɪˈtɔr i əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a janitor, a person employed in an apartment, office, school building, etc., to clean public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs.

   Our janitorial product supply includes a wide spectrum of cleaning products.

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Etymology

Origin of janitorial

janitor ( def. ) + -ial ( def. )

Example Sentences

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janitorial

At 40, he was earning about $45,000 a year as a supervisor for a company that provided landscaping and janitorial services to big corporations, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The case was closed without further action by public health inspectors after the on-site manager clarified that only janitorial staff handle brooms and mops, and chefs and cooks do not, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

Hospitals and ambulatory care providers support employment in transportation companies, food vendors, educational programs, janitorial services, construction firms, and biomedical suppliers.

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

"I'm including the housekeeping, the janitorial, the booking staff, the maintenance, as well as the consultants, the doctors, the nurses, physios and others," she added.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025

Of all Papi’s janitorial obligations, this was the one he liked the least, so Carlos and Alex had done the brunt of the shoveling.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer