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
This actress, once highly popular behind footlights, has become, through the re versals of circumstance, a janitress.
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
They were leaving most of their furniture for the new janitress.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
They owned this privilege because Francie’s mother was the janitress.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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