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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In 1952, the Sherskys closed Three Feathers and Q was left roaming Knoxville, selling to schoolteachers, promoters, and even janitors.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026 -
Software developers, accountants, and management consultants sit at the top of both rankings; electricians, janitors, and construction laborers sit at the bottom.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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More people meant more supplies, more waste, and greater pressure on guides, porters and workers; issues spotlighted by viral photos of traffic jams high on the mountain.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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But in advance of the possible doorman and porters strike scheduled to start Monday at midnight, folks all over town are reviewing building-management contingency plans warning of everything from extra chores to bans on moves.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
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Coughlin used the new medium of radio in the 1930s to bypass traditional gatekeepers and reach millions of people directly with his nativist, antisemitic and pro-Nazi screeds.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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In the doc, Stratton spoke about discovering an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life, detailing his fight against powerful gatekeepers who have kept the truth hidden.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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“Doorkeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeepers. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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