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as in custodian
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school

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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 One of the employees, Richard Montañez, who was a janitor at Frito-Lay, took this idea to heart and approached Enrico with the idea of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Shep Hyken, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 Affordable housing is designed to house those who make up the backbone of the economy such as janitors and caretakers. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025 In addition to his gigs as a musician, Dunlap worked as a cab driver and as a janitor at Minneapolis’ storied First Avenue nightclub, where the Replacements played during the band’s famously rowdy come-up and where Dunlap met his wife, Chrissie, who was a talent booker at the club. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Who is Paul Kevin Curtis? Paul Kevin Curtis is a janitor and Elvis Presley impersonator from Tupelo, Miss., the birthplace of the legendary singer. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for janitor 
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Noun
  • His subsequent television credits include the role of custodian and ex-sumo wrestler Yoshi Nakamura in the Disney series Kickin’ It.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Jo was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hector and loved being an organist, pianist and custodian.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • There, his work as a porter at a drugstore and a hotel sparked inspiration.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Test batches of nonalcoholic Black Butte Porter, the No. 1 selling porter in the U.S., sold out almost immediately and exceeded sales expectations four times over.
    John Frank, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
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  • Where you were accused of trying to kill the warden, at Lucasville?
    Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But, to his surprise, the warden escorted him directly to the command center, just outside the row.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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  • Since starting her community and platform 'Mother Untitled' in 2017, Neha Ruch has been on a mission to reframe our societal narrative around stay-at-home motherhood, leaning out, and how caretakers can navigate career shifts on their own terms.
    Sugey Palomares, Parents, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Amir, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect his family, said caretakers told him the boy was often crying and wetting his pants.
    Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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