janitress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of janitress
Example Sentences
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In Brooklyn, a Mrs. Bertha Turner, janitress, was walking upstairs followed by her police dog, Vol.
From Time Magazine Archive
A janitress at a food store studied the tastes of sweet-toothed small fry, concluded that what they liked most were toy-shaped confections.
From Time Magazine Archive
This actress, once highly popular behind footlights, has become, through the re versals of circumstance, a janitress.
From Time Magazine Archive
They owned this privilege because Francie’s mother was the janitress.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
She worked as a janitress and kept three tenement houses clean.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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