janitor
noun
jan·i·tor
ˈja-nə-tər 
1
: one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs
2
Examples of janitor in a Sentence
got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school
according to popular Christian tradition, St. Peter acts as janitor at heaven's pearly gates
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Peter Dinklage plays the title role, a janitor who becomes a CEO-fighting vigilante after falling into toxic waste and transforming into a mutant with superhuman size and strength.
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
My mom was a janitor, my father was a trash man, my grandmother served food for 25 years for the community.
—Isaiah Mikhail, Essence, 13 May 2025
Take TikTok user Taylor Hamm’s airport dancing video, for example, in which a nonplussed airport janitor directly walks through her frame.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The organization was founded in 1921 by a group of immigrants who worked as janitors.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
My mom was a janitor, my father was a trash man, my grandmother served food for 25 years for the community.
—Isaiah Mikhail, Essence, 13 May 2025
Take TikTok user Taylor Hamm’s airport dancing video, for example, in which a nonplussed airport janitor directly walks through her frame.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The organization was founded in 1921 by a group of immigrants who worked as janitors.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for janitor
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“Janitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/janitor. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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