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Synonyms of janitor
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a person who tends a door
- according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates
Synonyms for janitor
- doorkeeper,
- doorman,
- gatekeeper,
- porter
- [chiefly British]
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The first known use of janitor was in 1629
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