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Deckhand vs Janitor - What's the difference?

deckhand | janitor |

As nouns the difference between deckhand and janitor

is that deckhand is (nautical) a member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour while janitor is (chiefly|us) someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.

deckhand

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

    • janitor

    English

    (wikipedia janitor)

    Noun

  • (en noun) (female:'' janitress''' or '''janitrix (''rare ))
  • (chiefly, US) someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.
  • a doorman

    • Synonyms

    * maintenance person * (mostly British ) caretaker * cleaner * (British) concierge * custodian * (One who cleans and maintains a garden) groundskeeper * curator * porter