door·keep·er (dôr k  p r, d r-)n. One who is employed to guard an entrance or gateway. |
doorkeeper [ˈdɔːˌkiːpə]
n
1. (Business / Professions) a person attending or guarding a door or gateway
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church (formerly) the lowest grade of holy orders
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  doorkeeper - an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamberfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
| 2. | doorkeeper - the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" | |
| 3. |  doorkeeper - someone who guards an entrance commissionaire - a uniformed doorman guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone night porter - a porter on duty during the night ticket collector, ticket taker - someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets |
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