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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
Blue Collar Jobs Make a Difference Consider janitors.
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Art Carden, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Abbott also introduces a new special guest star tonight with Eric Andre playing Cedric, a janitor sent by the district to train under Mr. Johnson.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Then there was the slapstick comedy of bellhop Esteban and janitor/inventor Arwin.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The novel tells of the unique relationship between a lonely elderly widow named Tova working as a janitor at an aquarium and a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus living at the facility.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Art Carden, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Abbott also introduces a new special guest star tonight with Eric Andre playing Cedric, a janitor sent by the district to train under Mr. Johnson.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Then there was the slapstick comedy of bellhop Esteban and janitor/inventor Arwin.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The novel tells of the unique relationship between a lonely elderly widow named Tova working as a janitor at an aquarium and a giant Pacific octopus named Marcellus living at the facility.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for janitor
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In recent months, budget adjustments have been made to correctly calculate the salaries of classified employees, who are the district’s support staff such as custodians, cafeteria workers and librarians, Long said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The demonstration came to a head in late April as protesters took Hamilton Hall, damaging property and trapping custodians inside.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The chocolate maple porter beer making kit from the Brookly Brew Shop delivers a delicious dark chocolate flavor with a hint of maple syrup.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Many of the guides and porters on the mountain have been climbing for years and grew up in the Chagga villages on the slopes below.—
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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The Colorado Department of Corrections placed four leaders — including the wardens overseeing three state prisons — on administrative leave on the same day earlier this month, an agency official confirmed this week.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the state has delayed those transfers until at least March 31, said Ray Sanchez, an assistant deputy warden.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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The superdog drags our hero to his Fortress of Solitude, where his robot caretakers get to work healing him with the power of Earth's yellow sun.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Moving forward, caretakers also hope to add additional accessibility features, like sloping ramps and more flat areas with mats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/janitor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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