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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
Software developers, accountants, and management consultants sit at the top of both rankings; electricians, janitors, and construction laborers sit at the bottom.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
While teachers unions have gotten the most attention, the law also affects many other public sector unions, including those that represent bus drivers, janitors, cafeteria workers and maintenance workers.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Learning from Pigeon Man that he’s been given an opportunity to learn an important life lesson, Damien returns to work, where Alex is set to become CEO, Atlas’ former receptionist Felicity (Fiona Shaw) is currently CEO, and janitor Glenda (Kathryn Hunter) owns the entire company.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 22 May 2026
After an embarrassing encounter — Wells, working as a janitor, stumbles upon Graham naked in the locker room — the two make an arrangement.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
While teachers unions have gotten the most attention, the law also affects many other public sector unions, including those that represent bus drivers, janitors, cafeteria workers and maintenance workers.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Learning from Pigeon Man that he’s been given an opportunity to learn an important life lesson, Damien returns to work, where Alex is set to become CEO, Atlas’ former receptionist Felicity (Fiona Shaw) is currently CEO, and janitor Glenda (Kathryn Hunter) owns the entire company.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 22 May 2026
After an embarrassing encounter — Wells, working as a janitor, stumbles upon Graham naked in the locker room — the two make an arrangement.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
Noun
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In order to receive the tax advantages of a gold IRA, the IRS requires your precious metals to be held by a qualified custodian.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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The college currently consists of 11 officers of arms, who undertake the genealogical research and act as custodians of the records.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Launching in a refined palette of olive green, burgundy and dark chocolate shades in addition to black, the Berenices sneakers will retail at 345 pounds at the brand’s online store as well as international stockists spanning from Selfridges to Net-a-porter.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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The keeper could do nothing but flail and then turn and scream in frustration at his defense’s failings at the crucial moment.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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In early modernity, women were the keepers of this obsessive temporality of attention—of the current of time that flows beneath event, beneath change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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His dad’s old cop buddy (Peter Outerbridge) just happens to be David’s prison warden.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
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The photo pushes David—who has maintained his innocence all along—to escape from prison with the help of Philip Mackenzie (Peter Outerbridge), the prison warden and a longtime friend of his father who believes him, and Mackenzie’s son Adam (Jonathan Tucker), a police sargeant.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Eventually, Lai Mah became the caretaker of Susan’s entire wardrobe.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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These affairs offer up, for fondling, the entirety of a home’s viscera upon the death of its caretaker.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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