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Meanings of superintendent of buildings and grounds in English

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Person who cleans and maintains buildings such as hospitals, schools, and residential accommodation.

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Examples for "janitor"
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The janitor had neglected to light the gas in the lower hallway.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
2
It opened, and the janitor of the Paradox stood in the doorway.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
3
At three p.m., a janitor pushed ammonia water across the gym floor.
The marrowbone marble company
4
The washerwoman consented to be one witness; the sexton-janitor made the other.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
5
Nelson was the janitor of the building in which he had roomed.
The Just and the Unjust
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He put himself in a dangerous situation, Williams said of the custodian.
Reuters
2
There had never been a schedule of appearances; the custodian simply wandered.
Way Station
3
It has made the European Union the custodian of our national interests.
The Irish Times
4
The poet Thomas Kinsella described him as a custodian of humane values.
The Irish Times
5
You are only a warner; and Allah is custodian over all things.
Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side
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The building manager- atallRussian guy with a goatee-knockson our door today.
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow ...
2
It is the building manager, and with him two men in dark suits.
Russian Winter
3
However, a statement had been made by the building manager when Bourne paid him.
The bourne identity
4
Then I heard an interesting thing from my building manager.
The Irish Times
5
The building manager then arranged for a chartered professional engineer to inspect the building.
Radio NZ
1
Workmen unable to locate the building superintendent now and again trip it.
The last novel
2
Satisfied, the building superintendent exchanged a few more pleasantries with Turnbull and departed.
Dead Giveaway
3
My building superintendent, Winston, says the little twerp's at least fifty-five.
206 Bones
4
She could probably rouse Wally, the building superintendent, out of bed to let her in.
Provenance
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There's even a resident band, led by the charismatic (and attractive) building superintendent.
Sister Mine