There were numerous instances, not just in high school but also in college, where he would throw his trash or leave his trash out and encourage others to do the same, saying, “This is what we have the janitors here to do.”
Stephen Miller, explained|Sean Illing|October 7, 2020|Vox
At Miller’s high school, there were a handful of janitors for this very large student population, and they were mostly people of color.
Stephen Miller, explained|Sean Illing|October 7, 2020|Vox
That led the late downtown Alderman Burton Natarus to describe himself as a ward janitor, while former council progressive Joe Moore called the body a Midwestern version of the Soviet politburo.
When Is a Meeting Not a Meeting and a Lawmaker Not a Lawmaker? When It’s Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago.|by Mick Dumke|September 24, 2020|ProPublica
MTS officers once violently arrested an Iraqi immigrant for trespassing at a trolley station, even though he was a janitor reporting for work.
Morning Report: MTS Says Its Officers Are Exempt from State Law|Voice of San Diego|June 26, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Everybody from Bill Gates to his janitor wants the economy to grow.
What Obama Can Learn From Elizabeth Warren|Michael Tomasky|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He admits to us that most of the time he is more of a janitor than a brewmaster.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As a janitor working in a cleaning service, he claimed to have insider information.
The Mississippi Man Caught Mailing Ricin-Letters is an Elvis Impersonator|Justin Green|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His father ran a janitorial business and Tucker would help out by working as a janitor as the local Burger King.
Chris Tucker’s Journey From Tax Problems to ‘Silver Linings Playbook’|Marlow Stern|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Husband has his M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering(Graduated with honors), $30,000 in school debt and works as a janitor.
Millennials Report From the Trenches: High Loans, Low Pay, Few Jobs|Sam Schlinkert|July 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The janitor took me to the recitation hall, opened the door, and left me.
All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
I will, said the janitor, delighted that he had at last found an earnest listener.
Jack Ranger's Gun Club|Clarence Young
He says th' more he practises medicine th' more he becomes a janitor with a knowledge iv cookin'.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
He had got so far, when back again came the scene that had met his eyes when he entered the Club rooms with the janitor.
A Boy Knight|Martin J. (Martin Jerome) Scott
He is the service department, the finance department and everything but the janitor.
Fundamentals of Prosperity|Roger W. Babson
British Dictionary definitions for janitor
janitor
/ (ˈdʒænɪtə) /
noun
Scot, US and Canadianthe caretaker of a building, esp a school
mainlyUS and Canadiana person employed to clean and maintain a building, esp the public areas in a block of flats or office building; porter
Derived forms of janitor
janitorial (ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl), adjectivejanitress, fem n
Word Origin for janitor
C17: from Latin: doorkeeper, from jānua door, entrance, from jānus covered way (compare Janus1); related to Latin īre to go