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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
Occupations such as construction laborers, janitors, electricians, barbers, and bartenders, may largely be in the clear, whereas accountants, office clerks, customer service reps, and software developers could be the hardest hit.
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Every coach, person, lunch-server, janitor and worker in the Cowboys’ headquarters in Frisco would tell you that parting with Odighizuwa was not easy.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
The documents also detail the scale of the personnel required to build and manage the temporary lock-up, from janitors to laundry workers to cooks, translators to legal case managers to IT staff.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
The audience was previously told that that problem was meant to be incredibly difficult, taking years of expert thinking to resolve, yet it was quickly worked out by Damon’s insightful janitor in just moments.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026
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Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Every coach, person, lunch-server, janitor and worker in the Cowboys’ headquarters in Frisco would tell you that parting with Odighizuwa was not easy.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
The documents also detail the scale of the personnel required to build and manage the temporary lock-up, from janitors to laundry workers to cooks, translators to legal case managers to IT staff.
—Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
The audience was previously told that that problem was meant to be incredibly difficult, taking years of expert thinking to resolve, yet it was quickly worked out by Damon’s insightful janitor in just moments.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
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Athletic coaches, people responding to emergencies, people supervising inmates, custodians, and people helping children who need bathroom assistance get a pass.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, the United States spent years — and billions of dollars through the Nunn-Lugar program — scrambling to secure biological, chemical, and nuclear stockpiles that suddenly had no reliable custodian.—
Ashish K. Jha,
STAT,
25 Mar. 2026
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That’s the day after the four-year-old contract expires for nearly 34,000 doormen, porters and maintenance workers.—
Michelle Kaske,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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With models trailed by porters toting handfuls of monogrammed luggage?—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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The match was 0-0 until the 83rd minute in the first overtime when Andie Hafner took a pass and then slipped it past a defender and the keeper from 13 yards out to give Centennial a 1-0 lead.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cure, which opened in 2009, is both record-keeper and innovator, an admirable endeavor in a city that is the birthplace of the cocktail.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff also said the warden had reached out regarding an allegation of an incident under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, but then did not call the department back to further investigate.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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On this gravelly, dusty, single lane, Bob Markle applied a pursuit trick that wardens learn early.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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For nearly four decades, Martins has operated like a caretaker.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Police said that following an investigation, it was determined that the victim's in-home caretaker, 69-year-old Enid Acevedo, was the primary suspect, and detectives obtained a warrant for her arrest.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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