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
  • Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • People got jobs quickly, Sy said, at warehouses and factories, as janitors, stocking and packing for big-box stores.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of janitors
Noun
  • The backstory This hotel was originally built in 1902 for the North British Railway company; porters would take guests from their trains to an elevator that led straight to reception.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Browns Brown ales and porters, while not as dark as black stouts, are strikingly dark compared with almost every other style.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of porters
Noun
  • The gatekeepers who controlled which stories were told to the wider public are falling away.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Pop culture in the pre-social internet, pre-streaming era was largely dictated top-down by industry gatekeepers, designed to appeal to as many people as possible.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gatekeepers
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“Doorkeepers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorkeepers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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