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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
Those protections are not necessarily guaranteed for the many contractors who keep government agencies running, such as janitors and cafeteria workers.
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Noah Weiland, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Where to watch:Netflix 'The Toxic Avenger' (2025) The 1984 cult movie gets a revamp courtesy of this gory superhero comedy, with Peter Dinklage as a janitor transformed into a mutant vigilante doling out social justice.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.
—Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Goodall, a school janitor from Terre Haute, has booked a number of performances in Central and South Central Indiana since his AGT win in September.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2024
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Noah Weiland, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Where to watch:Netflix 'The Toxic Avenger' (2025) The 1984 cult movie gets a revamp courtesy of this gory superhero comedy, with Peter Dinklage as a janitor transformed into a mutant vigilante doling out social justice.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.
—Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Goodall, a school janitor from Terre Haute, has booked a number of performances in Central and South Central Indiana since his AGT win in September.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
Noun
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The doctor was grazed by a bullet, and the nurse, the custodian and the two wounded officers were hospitalized in stable condition, Barker said.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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On the way, though, Cal stops to talk to a porter who’s worked in the White House for nine administrations.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Our porters darted ahead of us on the trail, apt to set up camp for the night.—
Mary Robnett,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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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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Twenty years after Marilyn’s murder, John met the warden of the O’Daniel Unit, where the women’s death row is housed.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Seven prison employees, including former warden Randall Hepp, have been charged in the death of Maier.—
Laura Schulte,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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For the time being, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democratic party suffered a major blow, will stay on as head of a caretaker government.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Eredivisie side are under caretaker management following Brian Priske’s sacking this month but, as The Athletic reported this week, are expected to hire former player Van Persie.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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