doorkeeper
Americannoun
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a person who guards the entrance of a building.
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British. a janitor; hall porter.
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Roman Catholic Church. ostiary.
noun
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a person attending or guarding a door or gateway
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RC Church (formerly) the lowest grade of holy orders
Etymology
Origin of doorkeeper
Example Sentences
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However, the report said a Parliamentary doorkeeper had witnessed the incident.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022
The Senate post is officially called the sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper, harking back to its 18th-century duties of keeping members inside the Capitol to conduct the business of government.
From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2021
The zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity, and only long enough to let visitors sneak quickly out.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2019
Club, and young women were swiftly waved in, known so well they exchanged double-cheeked kisses with the doorkeeper.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2016
Their young doorkeeper, Joseph Fry, had died in his bed of the fever.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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