Dictionary

doorkeeper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdôr-ˌkē-pər/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Compound of door + keeper.

Meanings

1. The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
   • The manager at Carnegie Hall was told to get another usher in his stead; the doorkeeper at the theatre was warned not to admit him to the house; and Charley Edwards remorsefully promised the boy's father not to see him again. 1920, Willa Cather, Youth and the Bright Medusa.:
   • Near-synonyms: doorman, concierge, bouncer
2. (figuratively) Someone with power to keep others out of some sphere or activity.

Forms

Coordinates

gatekeeper

Synonyms

bouncer · gatekeeper · concierge · doorman

Translations (87)

de Türsteherin (person in charge of an entryway) · ru консье́ржка (person in charge of an entryway) · mk по́ртир (person in charge of an entryway) · el πορτιέρισσα (person in charge of an entryway) · alt эжикчи (person in charge of an entryway) · fi vahtimestari (person in charge of an entryway) · cmn 把門人 /把门人 (person in charge of an entryway) · ja 玄関番 (person in charge of an entryway) · es portera (person in charge of an entryway) · nn portvakt (person in charge of an entryway) · hy շվեյցար (person in charge of an entryway) · io pordistino (person in charge of an entryway) · de Pförtner (person in charge of an entryway) · ja 守衛 (person in charge of an entryway) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (person in charge of an entryway) · pt porteiro (person in charge of an entryway) · es portero (person in charge of an entryway) · pl odźwierny (person in charge of an entryway) · egy i-r:y-A48-aA:O31-Z1-A1 (person in charge of an entryway) · el πορτιέρης (person in charge of an entryway) · uk швейца́р (person in charge of an entryway) · cop ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ (person in charge of an entryway) · io pordisto (person in charge of an entryway) · ru привра́тник (person in charge of an entryway) · la portārius (person in charge of an entryway) · fr portier (person in charge of an entryway) · ru швейца́р (person in charge of an entryway) · bg портие́р (person in charge of an entryway) · mk вра́тар (person in charge of an entryway) · pl odźwierna (person in charge of an entryway) · fr portière (person in charge of an entryway) · grc θυρωρός (person in charge of an entryway) · ar بَوَّاب (person in charge of an entryway) · uk консьє́ржка (person in charge of an entryway) · it portiere (person in charge of an entryway) · hy բարապան (person in charge of an entryway) · ro portăreasă (person in charge of an entryway) · ru консье́рж (person in charge of an entryway) · bn দারোয়ান (person in charge of an entryway) · ar بَوَّابَة (person in charge of an entryway) · ota پردهجی (person in charge of an entryway) · te ద్వారపాలకుడు (person in charge of an entryway) · de Portier (person in charge of an entryway) · txb plaktukäñña (person in charge of an entryway) · ro portar (person in charge of an entryway) · txb ? wamer (person in charge of an entryway) · hu portás (person in charge of an entryway) · pl portierka (person in charge of an entryway) · io pordistulo (person in charge of an entryway) · de Portiersfrau (person in charge of an entryway) · sv dörrvakt (person in charge of an entryway) · de Türsteher (person in charge of an entryway) · fr concierge (person in charge of an entryway) · nb portvakt (person in charge of an entryway) · ru портье́ (person in charge of an entryway) · pt porteira (person in charge of an entryway) · da portner (person in charge of an entryway) · uk консьє́рж (person in charge of an entryway) · rup purtaru (person in charge of an entryway) · pl portier (person in charge of an entryway) · nn portnar (person in charge of an entryway) · pl stróż (person in charge of an entryway) · it portiera (person in charge of an entryway) · fi ovenvartija (person in charge of an entryway) · de Concierge (person in charge of an entryway) · de Portierfrau (person in charge of an entryway) · pl dozorca (person in charge of an entryway) · kmr dergevan (person in charge of an entryway) · el θυρωρός (person in charge of an entryway) · de Zerberus (person in charge of an entryway) · el θυρωρίνα (person in charge of an entryway) · de Portierin (person in charge of an entryway) · de Pförtnerin (person in charge of an entryway) · rup purtar (person in charge of an entryway) · sv portvakt (person in charge of an entryway) · cs portýr (person in charge of an entryway) · bg врата́р (person in charge of an entryway) · sw bawabu (person in charge of an entryway) · cop ⲫⲁⲡⲣⲟ (person in charge of an entryway) · pl stróżka (person in charge of an entryway) · got 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 (person in charge of an entryway) · ja 門番 (person in charge of an entryway) · hy դռնապան (person in charge of an entryway) · pl dozorczyni (person in charge of an entryway) · uk швейца́рка (person in charge of an entryway) · nb portner (person in charge of an entryway) · cs dveřník (person in charge of an entryway)