doorkeepers

plural of doorkeeper
as in janitors
a person who tends a door the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages

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Noun
  • And there is good reason companies still employ janitors to sweep floors despite the invention of the Roomba and commercial versions of robotic sweepers like Avidbots’ Neo.
    Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This includes every level of staffing at local schools, from cafeteria workers to janitors, teachers to playground supervisors.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This is a black IPA, relying heavily on the roasted malts more typically used in porters and stouts.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Best known as Travelers Rest’s first craft brewery, this spot is a local favorite popular for its world-class selection of beers, with everything from pale ales to porters.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond that, however, lie existential questions for ailing auction houses, mega-galleries and the other traditional gatekeepers of collecting.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Compliance, risk and IT departments—often acting from a place of legitimate caution—step in as gatekeepers.
    Alex Brueckmann, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Doorkeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeepers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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