1
: a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes
2
: one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities
3
: a team that regularly finishes last
Examples of doormat in a Sentence
She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.
a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands
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Beat or hose down doormats and outdoor rugs.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Using One Doormat A single doormat can sometimes look lonely and out of place.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Since 1980, her partner had been the kindly, worshipful Dutch actor Robert Wolders, whom Ferrer likens to a gentlemanly doormat.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Using One Doormat A single doormat can sometimes look lonely and out of place.
—Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality.
—James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Since 1980, her partner had been the kindly, worshipful Dutch actor Robert Wolders, whom Ferrer likens to a gentlemanly doormat.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doormat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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doormat
noun
door·mat
-ˌmat 
: a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes
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