: 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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To make sure everyone is counted, door-to-door counting will begin around early September. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 This triple-layer redundancy should ultimately allow the R2 to handle point-to-point (door-to-door) driving without constant human supervision. Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The vote has dominated local conversation across the city, even though campaigning has been unusually quiet, with fewer rallies and little door-to-door outreach. ABC News, 31 May 2026 Residents went door-to-door in the first district, formed phone trees and queued outside of local businesses and municipal buildings. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 May 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 12 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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