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

Nationwide, programmers earned easy money rushing door-to-door to install the agent, which can take over tasks like organizing emails and booking travel. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

On summer breaks during college, Pughsley got a gig selling books door-to-door in rural Iowa. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

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

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