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doorkeeper

[ dawr-kee-per, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌki pər, ˈdoʊr- /

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noun

a person who guards the entrance of a building.

British. a janitor; hall porter.

Roman Catholic Church. ostiary(def 1).

Origin of doorkeeper

First recorded in 1525–35; door + keeper

Words nearby doorkeeper

doorbrand, doorbuster, doorcase, doorframe, doorjamb, doorkeeper, doorknob, doorknock, doorman, doormat, doorn

Example sentences from the Web for doorkeeper

Occasionally he consulted with Brother Peyton, the doorkeeper.

David Lannarck, Midget |George S. Harney
I was doorkeeper, notwithstanding that Thoman doubted if I was "hefty" enough.

A Backward Glance at Eighty |Charles A. Murdock
“At this distance I couldn't make out—Cap Meagher, he mumbles so,” confessed the doorkeeper.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm |Irvin S. Cobb
Mr. Collins spared many a possible pang by placing his umbrella out of range of casual sight in personal charge of the doorkeeper.

The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894 |Various

And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version |Various

British Dictionary definitions for doorkeeper

doorkeeper

/ (ˈdɔːˌkiːpə) /

noun

a person attending or guarding a door or gateway

RC Church (formerly) the lowest grade of holy orders