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doorkeeper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter |
| Type of | guard |
| Has types | ticket taker, commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector |
doorkeeper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ostiarius, ostiary |
| Type of | holy order, order, reverend, man of the cloth, clergyman |
doorkeeper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | usher |
| Type of | official, functionary |
Examples of doorkeeper
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An assistant doorkeeper on the floor, however, did manage to pull the banner down.
From the time.com
Moments later she walked out and was handed a white object by a doorkeeper.
From the dailymail.co.uk
In the 1800s, when the Senate missed a midnight deadline for finishing its budget, it would simply summon a doorkeeper.
From the kentucky.com
Far from being a cute animal the 12th-century Indian Nandi bull represents a Hindu deity, a doorkeeper to the god Shiva.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
We have one of those, the doorkeeper said each time.
From the stltoday.com
The first Democratic aide said if Burris tries to enter the Senate chamber on Tuesday, the Senate doorkeeper will stop him.
From the cnn.com
He is most famous for his service as doorkeeper at the St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit, where he started a soup kitchen, counseled people and gained a reputation as a healer.
From the kansas.com
Mark Kirk, an Illinois Republican who walks haltingly with a cane because of a stroke, delivered a canister of hot tea and an apple to Paul's desk, but a doorkeeper removed them.
From the dailyherald.com
Another revisionist view was developed by supporters of the Christ myth theory, which holds that the figure of Peter is largely a development from some mythological doorkeeper figures.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Usher: an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
- The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
- Someone who guards an entrance
- The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more
- An official elected by the House of Representatives whose duties include controlling access to the floor of the chamber.
- The fourth rank of minor orders of the ministry; their functions were similar to those of a modern verger, heading processions and undertaking general care of the church fabric
- (Also called DOORKEEPER. From ostiarius , Latin ostium , a door.)
- A member who determines if individuals may attend a meeting by checking credentials and eligibility of persons entering a meeting.
- Alternate name for a doorman, who was posted at an entrance to serve or guard.
