: 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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Walking door-to-door, Ferguson emphasizes the need to address housing affordability, and forget divisive, petty Republican culture war politics. Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026 County officials said they are puzzled by the cost increase in the face of falling ridership for Access Lynx, which provides door-to-door transportation for disabled and low-income riders countywide. Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026 His mother Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos was a door-to-door salesperson, and his father João da Silva Moreira worked as a shipyard worker while playing amateur football. Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 June 2026 Different states have taken their own approach, from going door-to-door to check on students to providing high-impact tutoring at school. Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 18 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 24 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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