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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
The 90-year-old veteran is a janitor at Tantasqua Regional High School in Sturbridge.
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 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
Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Shearer had been working for about a year as a janitor at Harrah’s Casino in Ione, where his mother also worked the overnight shift.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Paul Burton, CBS News, 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
Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Shearer had been working for about a year as a janitor at Harrah’s Casino in Ione, where his mother also worked the overnight shift.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
Noun
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The forgers of the future have become custodians of an optimistic past.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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Institutions still need clearinghouses, custodians, reporting systems, market surveillance, and legal accountability.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Net-a-porter, Mytheresa and other high-end retailers have become masters at hosting these ultra-exclusive, life-enhancing events.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Avoid anything overly hoppy like IPAs or dark, robust beers like stouts and porters.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
7 May 2026
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Goalkeeper Mike Penders, who spent last season on loan at Strasbourg, will be in contention to be the first-choice keeper, along with Robert Sanchez.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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And that activism – being a brother’s keeper – was evident in his personal life as well.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Several of the incidents occurred in residential neighborhoods, where wardens recovered crossbow bolts from front yards and porches, the release said.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
22 May 2026
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The juvenile bear’s wander across campus late Thursday and early Friday prompted an advisory to students and a search by UC Davis police and wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Yolo County Animal Control.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Nothing has been touched since the artist’s death in 2009 except for dust removed by a neighbor and caretaker.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Long-term care insurance will help pay for an in-home caretaker (of which family and friends may be eligible) or offset the costs associated with external facilities.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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