door-to-door

adjective

ˌdȯr-tə-ˈdȯr 

: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood

door-to-door salespeople

a door-to-door canvass

door-to-door adverb

Examples of door-to-door in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hawthorne noted that a schedule of door-to-door canvassing had been distributed throughout the union hall. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Detroit fire officials were going door-to-door in some neighborhoods on Thursday evening to check on residents, according to a press release from the mayor's office. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Organizers say the campaign will use peer-to-peer text messages, phone banking, door-to-door canvassing and organized marches to voting locations. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

The memoirs were a stupendous best-seller, 10,000 door-to-door canvassers selling 325,000 two-volume sets in 1886, earning the general’s widow and children as much as $15 million in today’s dollars. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for door-to-door

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore

Kids Definition

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