English dictionary
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English noun: doorkeeper | |||
| 1. | doorkeeper (person) an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber | ||
| Synonyms | usher | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | functionary, official | ||
| 2. | doorkeeper (person) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | ||
| Synonyms | ostiarius, ostiary | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, Holy Order, man of the cloth, Order, reverend | ||
| 3. | doorkeeper (person) someone who guards an entrance | ||
| Synonyms | door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker | ||
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