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
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Participants included janitors, security officers, airport workers and stadium employees affiliated with SEIU-United Service Workers West, along with a coalition of labor unions, civil rights organizations, immigrant advocacy groups and faith leaders.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
1 May 2026 -
Many Japanese elementary schools don’t have janitors, so the clean-up work is left to students.—
Stephen Wade,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 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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The deal was announced at a news conference Friday afternoon, preventing a strike by some 34,000 handypersons, supers, porters and doorpersons that could've gotten underway next week.—
Doug Williams,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But their roles are changing, from gatekeepers of access to curators of attention.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Creators can now speak directly to their fans, without the bottleneck of gatekeepers.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Doorkeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeepers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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