janitor
noun
jan·i·tor
ˈja-nə-tər 
1
: one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs
2
Examples of janitor in a Sentence
got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school
according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates
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How many janitors and clerks—who commute for hours from Tehran’s poorest suburbs—are now dead or injured?
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Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
The janitors who clean their classrooms don’t have a four-year limit before being forced to find another job.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 June 2025
At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
The janitors who clean their classrooms don’t have a four-year limit before being forced to find another job.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 June 2025
At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for janitor
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/janitor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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