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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 Roaring Game centers on Rickey, a high school janitor who loses everything when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Parrotfish are essentially janitors who are very good at their jobs.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 8 Oct. 2024
The discovery of her body in a church belfry by janitor Frank Dixon led to the arrest and indictment of his 16-year-old son Lonnie Dixon, who was Black, on charges of rape and murder.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Sally Hawkins stars in a dialogue-free role as Elisa, a janitor at a top-secret research facility who falls for the amphibious humanoid (Doug Jones) trapped in one of the facility's labs.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
Parrotfish are essentially janitors who are very good at their jobs.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 8 Oct. 2024
The discovery of her body in a church belfry by janitor Frank Dixon led to the arrest and indictment of his 16-year-old son Lonnie Dixon, who was Black, on charges of rape and murder.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Sally Hawkins stars in a dialogue-free role as Elisa, a janitor at a top-secret research facility who falls for the amphibious humanoid (Doug Jones) trapped in one of the facility's labs.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
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This poses a serious challenge to the custodians of the existing system of national security policymaking: the uniformed military and the civil service that make up the vast majority of people tasked with overseeing any president’s agenda.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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In a train station, my father waits on the bench the porter shined in the wee hours of whatever day this is.Katie Peterson, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Great Lakes Nosferatu: The Perfect Movie Companion Cleveland, Ohio based Great Lakes Brewing Co. is known for quality beers and one of the best porters (Edmund Fitzgerald, delicious!) available in the U.S.Em Sauter, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
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Prosecutors say Allen actually confessed over 60 times to the killings while in prison, to his wife, his mother, family members, the prison warden, the psychologist who treated him in prison, other prison employees and other inmates.Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Her attorneys have filed a motion accusing the prison warden of disregarding a lawful order by not releasing her yet.Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
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Control of two more, including Whispering Pines, has been given to a caretaker at a creditor’s request in a receivership action brought after loans signed by Shmaryahu Baumgarten went unpaid.Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Safe haven boxes allow parents or caretakers the ability to safely surrender an infant and remain anonymous, but only when the baby is unharmed.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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