doorkeepers

noun

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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  1. janitors
  2. porters
  3. gatekeepers
Noun
  • Landon built relationships with the janitors and grounds crew, always stopping to chat.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Some hospital staff, like janitors and cafeteria workers, still make minimum wage.
    — Cassie McGrath, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Definition of janitors
Noun
  • Pick your brew from over 50 kegs of diverse brews like porters, stouts, sours, and more.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the early craft beers were ales, like pale ales, IPAs, porters and stouts.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of porters
Noun
  • These gatekeepers understand that working-class people have a harder time running for office.
    — Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Publishing outside of the traditional channels can be liberating; Substack has been hailed for democratizing longform writing, removing gatekeepers from the equation.
    — Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gatekeepers
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“Doorkeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeepers. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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