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janitor

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Synonyms and Antonyms of janitor

1 a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner

got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school

Synonyms of janitor

caretaker, custodian, guardian, keeper, warden, watchman

Words Related to janitor

cocurator, curator

sexton, steward

2 a person who tends a door

according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates

Synonyms of janitor

doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, porter [chiefly British]

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