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doorkeeper


door·keep·er

noun \-ˌkē-pər\

Definition of DOORKEEPER

: a person who tends a door
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Examples of DOORKEEPER

  1. <the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages>

First Known Use of DOORKEEPER

1535

Related to DOORKEEPER

Synonyms: doorman, gatekeeper, janitor, porter [chiefly British]

Rhymes with DOORKEEPER

beekeeper, bookkeeper, crowkeeper, gamekeeper, gatekeeper, goalkeeper, greenkeeper, grim reaper, groundskeeper, housekeeper, innkeeper, lockkeeper, minesweeper, peacekeeper, scorekeeper, shopkeeper, spring peeper, stockkeeper, storekeeper, timekeeper, zookeeper

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