doorstopper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From door + stopper.
Meanings
- A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
-
(humorous) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
So Steven Pinker is stretching the genre with his 450-page doorstopper Enlightenment Now: A Manifesto for Science, Reason, Humanism and Progress.
2018, Joe Humphreys, Enlightenment Now: A Manifesto for Science, Reason, Humanism and Progress by Stephen Pinker review:
- A gauge used in geophysics.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doorstoppers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |