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as in porter
a person who tends a door
according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates
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Recent Examples of janitor
Born and raised in Miami, Hardemon’s work as a janitor for Miami-Dade County parks and recreation inspired him to enter politics.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
While working on making that happen in Los Angeles, Sebert met Guy Roche, a studio technician and janitor who wasn’t afraid to express his opinion.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Jules Tabor, the janitor, said Caveye had blood on his clothes, and Pence was his buddy.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
The same workers who keep this country running every single day—home care aides, teachers, bus drivers and janitors who can’t afford to get sick.
—Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
While working on making that happen in Los Angeles, Sebert met Guy Roche, a studio technician and janitor who wasn’t afraid to express his opinion.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Jules Tabor, the janitor, said Caveye had blood on his clothes, and Pence was his buddy.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2025
The same workers who keep this country running every single day—home care aides, teachers, bus drivers and janitors who can’t afford to get sick.
—Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
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Overpayments and underpayments occur when changes to employees’ salaries or benefits occur after the payroll cutoff date, said Bismarck Obando, a spokesperson for the controller’s office, which is the custodian of the state’s payroll records.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Taking Back the Control For a long time, the simplest way for a business to hold digital assets was to trust a third-party custodian.—
K.H. Koehler,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Perfect Moment products are available globally online and via key retailers such as Mytheresa, Net-a-porter, Harrods, Selfridges, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The five who trekked back to base camp were Nepali porters and guides, Mahato said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Photos, Videos, Journals, and Scrapbooks While old photos, journals, handwritten notes, and other personal archives may not mean much to you at the time, check with family members to see if anyone wants to be the keeper of memories.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Marquette kid Kolek — more and more of a keeper, a wonderful old expression used by an old Marquette coach named Al McGuire — had five assists in 14 minutes.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The newest season showed Renner's character Mike McLusky confronting a gang war and contending with a headstrong new warden, played by Falco.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Nina Hobbs (Edie Falco), the season's new warden, is collapsing under the weight of her debt to the Colombians, who've forced her into doing their dirty work.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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Many are parents, caretakers or full-time employees juggling classes, jobs and family responsibilities.—
Robert Moreno,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Investigators identified Cowens as the caretaker of 59-year-old Richard McClintic.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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