school janitor

Campus maintenance worker

A school janitor is the person responsible for cleaning and basic maintenance at a school—sweeping floors, emptying trash, fixing minor problems, and keeping the building functional.

The role is often called custodian in official contexts, though janitor remains common in everyday speech: The school janitor unlocked the gym for us.

Related

hallway · keys · master key · bucket · wet floor sign · maintenance · floors · lockers · boiler · boiler room · cafeteria · wax · floor buffer · trash · trash cans · utility cart · bleach · overalls

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Opposites
role hierarchy/status within school

school janitorsuperintendent

Chief administrative official

district superintendent · school principal · headmaster · university president · chancellor

type of work/labor

school janitorteacher

One who instructs others

professor · tenured professor · classroom teacher · educator · department head

visibility and recognition

school janitorvaledictorian

Top-ranked graduating student

distinguished professor · commencement speaker

Family

school, janitor, schools, schooled, schooling, schoolmaster, schoolhouse, preschool, schoolteacher

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G