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PRONUNCIATION OF JANITRESS

janitress  [ˈdʒænɪtrɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JANITRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Janitress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JANITRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Janitor

A janitor, janitress (female), custodian "cleaner" or caretaker (British English (except Scotland)) is a professional who takes care of buildings such as hospitals, schools and residential accommodation. Janitors' primary responsibility is as a cleaner. In some cases they will also carry out maintenance and security duties. A similar position, but usually with more managerial duties and not including cleaning, is occupied by building superintendents in the United States.

Definition of janitress in the English dictionary

The definition of janitress in the dictionary is a female caretaker of a building, esp a school. Other definition of janitress is a female employed to clean and maintain a building, esp the public areas in a block of flats or office building; porter.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JANITRESS


actress
ˈæktrɪs
arbitress
ˈɑːbɪtrɪs
aviatress
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtrɪs
aviatrice
ˈeɪvɪˌeɪtrɪs
dictatress
dɪkˈteɪtrɪs
emulatress
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪtrɪs
heritress
ˈhɛrɪtrɪs
inhabitress
ɪnˈhæbɪtrɪs
inheritress
ɪnˈhɛrɪtrɪs
initiatress
ɪˈnɪʃɪˌeɪtrɪs
inquisitress
ɪnˈkwɪzɪtrɪs
legislatress
ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪtrɪs
mediatress
ˈmiːdɪeɪtrɪs
mistress
ˈmɪstrɪs
negotiatress
nɪˈɡəʊʃɪˌeɪtrɪs
servitress
ˈsɜːvɪtrɪs
traitress
ˈtreɪtrɪs
vindicatress
ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtrɪs
visitress
ˈvɪzɪtrɪs
waitress
ˈweɪtrɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JANITRESS

jangling
jangly
Janiculum
janiform
Janina
janissaries
janissary
janitor
janitorial
janitorship
janitrix
janizaries
janizary
Janjaweed
Janjawid
janker
jann
jannies
jannock
janny

WORDS THAT END LIKE JANITRESS

address
buttress
cocktail waitress
de-stress
distress
enchantress
huntress
in distress
inner spring mattress
mattress
proprietress
seamstress
seductress
shear stress
songstress
stress
supporting actress
temptress
tensile stress
tress
yield stress

Synonyms and antonyms of janitress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «janitress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JANITRESS

Find out the translation of janitress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of janitress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «janitress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

janitress
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

portera
570 millions of speakers

English

janitress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

janitress
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

janitress
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дворничиха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

janitress
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

janitress
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

janitress
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Janitress
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hausmeisterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

janitress
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

janitress
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Janitress
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

janitress
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது இடங்களைத் துப்புரவாக்க அமைக்கப்பட்ட பெண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जनुके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

janitress
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

janitress
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

janitress
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двірничка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

janitress
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

janitress
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

janitress
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

janitress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

janitress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of janitress

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JANITRESS»

The term «janitress» is normally little used and occupies the 127.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JANITRESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «janitress» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «janitress» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about janitress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JANITRESS»

Discover the use of janitress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to janitress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychological Adaptive Mechanisms: Ego Defense Recognition ...
“It's not for me, it's from her you're stealing it,” said the janitress, and went back downstairs. (Porter 1972, p. 65) In practicing the recognition algorithm, we can focus on the behavior of the janitress in this passage. In a job held mostly by men of ...
Thomas P. Beresford, 2012
2
Selina Mae Steele
On her way out, she walked by the comfort room janitress who stood by the room's door and who gave her the strangest look Selina had ever seen. Selina approached a laughing group. They were laughing at her. She had no idea why.
Sylvia Marri Stone, 2005
3
The Texas Legacy of Katherine Anne Porter
When her purse, a special gift, is stolen, obviously by a janitress, the heroine accosts the janitress and demands the purse back. When the janitress finally admits the theft, however, the tables are turned. The janitress now accuses the victim of ...
James T. F. Tanner, 1991
4
Writing Red: An Anthology of American Women Writers, 1930-1940
She is brown-eyed and cross-eyed, the little janitress in a tenement on East Thirteenth Street. And she is very young, painfully, pathetically young. But thank God she has a job! That's what she says. She has only had the job for the last few  ...
Charlotte Nekola, Paula Rabinowitz, 1987
5
Susan Lenox: Her Rise and Fall
The janitress debated, shifted her baby from one arm to the other, glanced inquiringly at the other women. They shook their heads; she looked at Susan and shook her head. "There ain't a Clara," said she. "Perhaps she's took another name?
David Graham Phillips, 2004
6
Master-E: Epic Space and Time Travel Into Parallel Dimensions
Chapter. 17: Janitress. MZ knew he could, yet suddenly was at a loss for words as he approached his supervisor. Breaking the silence, the janitress spoke. "MZ, it's a pleasure to now show what I hold for you." An immediate shift of energy ...
A. E. Beck, 2009
7
Controller's ... Annual Report: The Fiscal Affairs of ...
Office of the Controller. Kate Stack, J anitress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 75 Nellie Evans, Janitress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 75 Elsie Mertz, Janitress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 75 Sarah Parks, Janitress .
Allegheny County (Pa.). Office of the Controller, 1919
8
Truth and Vision in Katherine Anne Porter's Fiction
In her apartment the next morning, having realized that the janitress has taken her gold purse, she descends to the basement furnace room to confront the thief. The scene is filled with images of hell. The janitress, whose face is "streaked with  ...
Darlene Harbour Unrue, 2008
9
The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice
However, by "reading between the lines,” we suspect the letter signals a broken relationship—a suspicion that is further suggested by her telling the janitress that the purse the older woman stole was a present from someone and that losing it ...
Charles E. May, 2013
10
The Ambivalent Art of Katherine Anne Porter
All ofthese losses mass before the woman's eyes as she slowly pieces together her day and decides that it is the janitress of her apartment building who has stolen the purse itself. Hoping to regain it, the woman descends to the building's ...
Mary Titus, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JANITRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term janitress is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Airport official praises Naia's new face
One of those cited in a program held Monday was a 45-year-old janitress at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) who just last month ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Janitress at Naia 1 finds, returns bag with P150K, jewelry, gadgets to …
A janitress at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) returned a backpack containing over P150,000 worth of foreign currency, jewelry ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
3
Tell your mother you love her
In the New World, my Russian janitress grandma serviced boarders. Cleaned stoops. Grandpa, who never made a living, was a tailor. «Page Six, May 15»
4
News Feature: ASNA Awards honors outstanding Pangasinenses
Bustamante, a native of Dasol town, worked at an early age as a vendor, a janitress in a bank, and a domestic helper for a Singaporean family. «Philippine Information Agency, Apr 15»
5
The Untold Miracle of Lincolns Last Day on Earth
According to a 1930 Christian Herald article, the cop was so touched by Bushrod's plight that he arranged for her to get a job as a “janitress” at ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
6
Lincoln's Shooting: Ideal Anniversary to Push for President Michelle …
After Lincoln's death, she was given a job as a "janitress" at Ford's Theatre for a few years. She followed Lincoln's advice and devoted herself to ... «NewsBusters, Apr 15»
7
STAR editor among outstanding Pangasinense
Bustamante, a native of Dasol town, worked at an early age as a vendor, janitress in a bank, then domestic helper for a Singaporean family. «Philippine Star, Apr 15»
8
Escambia County new business listings
Glam Janitress, 10993 Chippewa Way, Cantonment, cleaning, janitorial. Glitz Nail Bar and Spa, 5800 North W St., Unit 5, nail technician. «Pensacola News Journal, Apr 15»
9
IN PHOTOS: Kathniel, Sarah and Matteo shine in ABS-CBN X-mas …
Matteo Guidicelli also took part and thanked an honest janitress who returned the P800,000 cash she found inside a mall in Cebu, while Julia ... «Philippine Star, Nov 14»
10
WATCH: Matteo surprises honest janitress in Cebu
MANILA - An honest janitress in Cebu turned emotional after being surprised by Matteo Guidicelli with a tribute to her after she made headlines ... «ABS CBN News, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Janitress [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/janitress>. May 2024 ».
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