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.
—Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
His duties were basic: sacristan, director of altar boys, doorkeeper.
—Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
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
The more that is written about Kafka, the more that his images are scrutinized—the cages and buckets and horses, the emperors and doorkeepers—the further that access recedes.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 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
His duties were basic: sacristan, director of altar boys, doorkeeper.
—Maya Bell, jsonline.com, 18 July 2025
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
The more that is written about Kafka, the more that his images are scrutinized—the cages and buckets and horses, the emperors and doorkeepers—the further that access recedes.
—Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorkeeper
Noun
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As janitor fish are edible in some countries, concerns over heavy metal contamination mean they won't be immediately approved for consumption in Jakarta.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To provide nutrition for them, offer nectar-producing blooms such as zinnias, porter weed, lantanas, Turk’s cap, shrimp plant, Mexican honeysuckle and pentas.—
Calvin Finch,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Apr. 2026
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But in advance of the possible doorman and porters strike scheduled to start Monday at midnight, folks all over town are reviewing building-management contingency plans warning of everything from extra chores to bans on moves.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Doorkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeeper. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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