[
UK
/dˈɔːkiːpɐ/
]
[ US /ˈdɔɹˌkipɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈdɔɹˌkipɝ/ ]
NOUN
- the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
- an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
- someone who guards an entrance
How To Use doorkeeper In A Sentence
- For example, the doorkeeper did most of the jobs we would now associate with the modern verger.
- 'Where the doorkeeper is a churl, what will folk say of the master of the house?' said Scudamore. St. George and St. Michael
- Except the pawnbroker's, the distiller's, and the undertaker's, the houses are literally ruins; but these doorkeepers to Famine, Disease, and Death, living by the calamities of others, are in a flourishing state.
- He is an expert doorkeeper, opening and closing by his will.
- In this case we can’t believe the doorkeeper is the man’s subordinate. The Trial
- ‘Hey, you can't come in here,‘the doorkeeper growled, stepping in front of him and blocking his way.
- After some hesitation she wrote on Skip's note the "scatting" words, _ "Nothing doing" _ and sent it back by the dismal stage doorkeeper. We Can't Have Everything
- After a while a friendly doorkeeper appeared and apologised for the malfunction of the automatic door.
- The doorkeeper tipped his hat as we entered.
- The doorkeeper won't let you in if he doesn't like your face.
