: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

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In total, the drive took about an hour and a half door-to-door. Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Omar Leigh is the founder of Torodo, specializing in door-to-door shipping for non-standard items. Omar Leigh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Born into a financially struggling family, Matzner helped support his parents by delivering newspapers and selling dog food door-to-door. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 June 2026 Still others, like Joey Bragg, who spent four teenage years starring opposite Dove Cameron on Disney’s Liv and Maddie, end up stuck in fame’s purgatory, underemployed in Hollywood but still recognizable enough to draw attention while, say, applying for a gig as a door-to-door solar salesman. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for door-to-door

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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