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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
Plenty of schools have commitment from the top of the chancellor’s office, down to the janitor’s closet in the football locker room.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
The Tennessee native took on unglamorous roles early in his career, including forklift driver, truck driver, unloader and janitor as a college student.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Which is not to say that somebody can’t feel the same about being a janitor, or an insurance salesman, or a potato chip inspector.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The competitor, Drew Fleschut, triumphed over the hairstyle competition with a sweet tribute to actor David Spade's 2001 comedy Joe Dirt, in which the Saturday Night Live alum played a janitor with a mullet fixed to the top of his head as a baby.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
The Tennessee native took on unglamorous roles early in his career, including forklift driver, truck driver, unloader and janitor as a college student.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
Which is not to say that somebody can’t feel the same about being a janitor, or an insurance salesman, or a potato chip inspector.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The competitor, Drew Fleschut, triumphed over the hairstyle competition with a sweet tribute to actor David Spade's 2001 comedy Joe Dirt, in which the Saturday Night Live alum played a janitor with a mullet fixed to the top of his head as a baby.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
Noun
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Those roles fall to separate custodians and depositories.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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His members include special education and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and bus drivers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Net-a-porter and Mr Porter veterans Heather Kaminetsky and Toby Bateman have assembled their teams, set their strategies and begun rewriting the sites’ music for a new generation, and for one-time fans who may have drifted away.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Portuguese giant had been heading out of the Champions League on goal difference until the 6-foot-6-inch keeper rose superbly to head home a free kick and seal a dramatic 4-2 victory which put Benfica into the playoffs for the last 16.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Aliyah Chappell, also a junior, plays keeper.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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That number is in line with reporting from the Indiana Capital Chronicle, which interviewed the prison's warden, Brian English, during a tour of the detention center late last year.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 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,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Who has been the professional caretaker-mom figure for you?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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While some see Nelly as an empathetic and motherly caretaker, others view her as a manipulative, calculating instigator who shapes the narrative to justify her own actions.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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