as in janitor
a person who tends a door
the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages
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Recent Examples of doorkeeper
Babs Osborne, huddled on the telephone in the doorkeeper’s cubicle, was attempting, yet again, to get through to Stanislaus.
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Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Since the library’s books all date from before 1755, a major job here is preservation, and the zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity.
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Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Who better to help usher us through this liminal time than an ancient doorkeeper?
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Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
The store has a limit of 81 customers at a time, an employee working as a doorkeeper said.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Nov. 2024
The team also took a closer look at Harwa, a mummified individual who lived around 3,000 years ago and was a granary’s doorkeeper.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Since the library’s books all date from before 1755, a major job here is preservation, and the zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity.
—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Who better to help usher us through this liminal time than an ancient doorkeeper?
—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
The store has a limit of 81 customers at a time, an employee working as a doorkeeper said.
—
Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Nov. 2024
The team also took a closer look at Harwa, a mummified individual who lived around 3,000 years ago and was a granary’s doorkeeper.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorkeeper
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The janitor of the school is more important than the principal.
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Broadwater, then 20, had grown up as one of six children of a janitor who worked for Syracuse University.
Noun
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There are so many people here, from chefs to line cooks to hosts, porters, and servers, working to make excellent food and special experiences that give us all a break from reality for a while.
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Kick back in a chill, industrial, dog-friendly taproom for a flight of beer—house brews include IPAs, porters, and classic European styles—and a few rounds of darts.
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“Doorkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeeper. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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