janitor

Example Sentences

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Bishop understands comparisons to the janitor in “The Queen’s Gambit” — William Shaibel, played by actor Bill Camp — and he thinks it’s an entertaining series.

From Seattle Times

The targets of his search included a highway grass cutter, a gravedigger and a janitor, all of whose musical talents were at the time basically unknown.

From New York Times

He studied at several schools in Sydney — the Dattilo-Rubbo Art School, the Julian Ashton Art School and the East Sydney Technical College — while working as a freelance cartoonist and a janitor to support himself.

From New York Times

"Security forces raided the place and brutally beat up the janitor," he said, adding that the property had been empty ever since.

From BBC

He worked as a janitor and then became a homemaker while his wife worked at the Fuller Brush Co.

From Los Angeles Times