Noun: doorkeeper 'dor,kee-pu(r)
- Someone who guards an entrance
"The doorkeeper greeted guests as they arrived at the hotel";
- door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary
- An official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
"The doorkeeper checked credentials before allowing anyone to enter the Senate chamber";
- usher
- The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
"In medieval times, the doorkeeper was responsible for guarding the church doors";
- ostiary, ostiarius [archaic]
Derived forms: doorkeepers
Type of: functionary, guard, Holy Order, official, Order, reverend
Encyclopedia: Doorkeeper