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

More than a year into an effort to become a city, Brownsville residents must do a door-to-door petition to be included in the study to become a city. —Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026

The Boulder Police Department, along with other law enforcement, conducted door-to-door evacuations as the fire continued to grow in the early hours. —Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Over the next year, more than three million people will go door-to-door, traveling through megacities and remote villages, to tally up every household and resident of India – and collect data on their social and economic characteristics. —Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026

One Instagram reel on Hallquist's account showed the mayoral candidate canvassing door-to-door with his golden retriever. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for door-to-door

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

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