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The only person who knows where every door, secret, and body is buried.
means A person employed to clean, maintain, and look after a building.
from Straight from Latin janitor, 'doorkeeper,' built on janua, 'door,' which itself traces back to Janus — the two-faced Roman god of doorways, beginnings, and thresholds, who looked both inward and outward at once. So the modern caretaker with the mop and the master key inherits the name of the god who guarded every passage; the job drifted over the centuries from watching doors to tending the whole building behind them.
- name origin
- From Janus, Roman god of doorways and gates
- key power
- Master keys open more rooms than the boss's
- college roots
- Old slang for a college's resident caretaker-doorkeeper
- after hours
- Sees the building empty, honest, and undefended
janitors at the vatican — specialized team maintains st. peter's basilica and the 110-acre vatican grounds
janitors at tokyo station — renowned for their meticulous 6-minute platform cleaning between train stops