Synonyms of the word doorkeeper


DOORKEEPERCLERGYMAN - DOORMAN - FUNCTIONARY - GATEKEEPER - GUARD - OFFICIAL - OSTIARY - PORTER - REVEREND - USHER

doorkeeper

  • n. The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.

clergyman

  • n. An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.

doorman

  • n. A man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element…

functionary

  • n. A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited…
  • n. A paper-pusher, bean counter.

gatekeeper

  • n. A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.
  • n. A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
  • n. A common orange and brown butterfly with eyespots, Pyronia tithonus, of the Nymphalidae family.

guard

  • n. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  • n. (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
  • n. The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
  • n. A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
  • n. (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  • n. (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or center.
  • n. (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket;…
  • n. (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the center and each of the offensive tackles,…
  • n. (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
  • n. (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the…
  • n. (computing, programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution…
  • v. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
  • v. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
  • v. To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
  • v. To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces,…
  • v. To fasten by binding; to gird.

official

  • adj. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
  • adj. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue…
  • adj. Approved by authority; authorized.
  • adj. sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
  • adj. Discharging an office or function.
  • adj. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
  • adj. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the…
  • adj. True, real, beyond doubt.
  • n. An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
  • n. A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.

ostiary

  • n. The mouth of a river; an estuary.
  • n. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.

porter

  • n. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
  • n. (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
  • n. (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
  • n. A person in control of the entrance to a building.
  • n. (bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
  • n. A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
  • n. (Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
  • v. To serve as a porter; to carry.

reverend

  • adj. worthy of reverence or respect.
  • n. (informal) a member of the Christian clergy.

usher

  • n. A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
  • n. A male escort at a wedding.
  • n. A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
  • n. (dated) An underteacher, or assistant master, in a school.
  • n. (dated) A pejorative sobriquet for any schoolteacher.
  • v. To guide people to their seats.
  • v. To accompany or escort (someone).
  • v. (figuratively) To precede; to act as a forerunner or herald.
  • v. (figuratively, transitive) to lead or guide somewhere.

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