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

Most worrying, analysts said, is that KKR’s bad loans included its largest single holding, a $350 million investment in the janitorial company Kellermeyer Bergensons Services that accounted for more than 2% of the fund’s assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

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

The pay from Roberto’s part-time janitorial job and our earnings working in the fields on weekends were not enough to get us through.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez