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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
Downtrodden ultra-nerd janitor Melvin Ferd (Mark Torgl) takes a tumble into a massive vat of nuclear waste and becomes the titular crime-busting monster (Mitch Cohen) — part Superman, part Swamp Thing, completely toxic.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.
—Emma McNamee, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Peter Dinklage stars as Winston Gooze, a janitor who gets transformed into a grotesque mutant after a bizarre accident.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The Teamsters union includes cooks and other food service workers, as well as groundskeepers, janitors, parking attendants, maintenance workers, mechanics and more.
—Emma McNamee, Twin Cities, 9 Sep. 2025
Created by Buffy alum and Cabin in the Woods director Drew Goddard, ABC's crime drama stars Kaitlin Olson as an eccentric (and fashionable) janitor with a genius-level IQ who stumbles into a consulting role with the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Peter Dinklage stars as Winston Gooze, a janitor who gets transformed into a grotesque mutant after a bizarre accident.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
Noun
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Comey was, and is, doing what that NASA custodian was doing – serving his country with passion and pride.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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On May 18, 2022, Baker filed an affidavit requesting an arrest warrant for Skeet and three of his ranch hands, including Leroy Medlin, the county custodian at the time.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The shelters were once primarily used for summer hiking trips, when porters stocked them with food, drinks, and supplies.—
Scott Yorko,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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Competitoor’s platform tracks luxury retailers such as Bergdorf, Bloomingdale’s, Farfetch, Levelshoes, MyTheresa, Neiman Marcus and Net-a-porter, which cater more to high-income consumers.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Norwegian striker first looped the ball over the keeper to give City the lead before later leaping highest to power home for his second after Monaco had equalised through a brilliant Jordan Teze finish.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lester Smith, who had been working at Abbey Road since 1970, was the keeper of Abbey Road’s microphone collection, which then totaled eight hundred–plus — all of them kept in good repair and still used to this day.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Clermont County Animal Shelter took possession of the animals after they were recovered by the wardens.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Even after the state Supreme Court ordered her release, Bailey’s office told the prison warden to ignore the court’s order.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Five years later Augusta had a stroke, with Ed acting as primary caretaker.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Five years later Augusta had a stroke, with Ed acting as primary caretaker.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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