Meanings
plural doorkeepers · alternative door-keeper
- The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
Near-synonyms: doorman, concierge, bouncer
1 more example
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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe person in charge of an entryway, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area around the entryway.
nounSomeone with power to keep others out of some sphere or activity.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
nounthe lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek θυρωρός
- θυρωρός (thurōrós)person in charge of an entryway
Arabic بَوَّاب, بَوَّابَة
- بَوَّاب (bawwāb)person in charge of an entryway
- بَوَّابَة (bawwāba)person in charge of an entryway
Bengali দারোয়ান
- দারোয়ান (darōẇan)person in charge of an entryway
Bulgarian врата́р, портие́р
- врата́р (vratár)person in charge of an entryway
- портие́р (portiér)person in charge of an entryway
Chinese Mandarin 把門人 /把门人
- 把門人 /把门人 (bǎménrén)person in charge of an entryway
Czech portýr, dveřník
- portýrperson in charge of an entryway
- dveřníkperson in charge of an entryway
Danish portner
- portnerperson in charge of an entryway
Finnish vahtimestari, ovenvartija
- vahtimestariperson in charge of an entryway
- ovenvartijaperson in charge of an entryway
French portier, portière
- portierperson in charge of an entryway
- portièreperson in charge of an entryway
- conciergeperson in charge of an entryway
German Portier, Portierin
- Portierperson in charge of an entryway
- Portierinperson in charge of an entryway
- Portierfrauperson in charge of an entryway
- Portiersfrauperson in charge of an entryway
- Conciergeperson in charge of an entryway
- Pförtnerperson in charge of an entryway
- Pförtnerinperson in charge of an entryway
- Türsteherperson in charge of an entryway
- Türsteherinperson in charge of an entryway
- Zerberusperson in charge of an entryway
Greek πορτιέρης, πορτιέρισσα
- πορτιέρης (portiéris)person in charge of an entryway
- πορτιέρισσα (portiérissa)person in charge of an entryway
- θυρωρός (thyrorós)person in charge of an entryway
- θυρωρίνα (thyrorína)person in charge of an entryway
Hungarian portás
- portásperson in charge of an entryway
Italian portiere, portiera
- portiereperson in charge of an entryway
- portieraperson in charge of an entryway
Japanese 玄関番, 守衛
- 玄関番 (genkanban)person in charge of an entryway
- 守衛 (shuei)person in charge of an entryway
- 門番 (monban)person in charge of an entryway
Latin portārius
- portāriusperson in charge of an entryway
Norwegian Bokmål portner, portvakt
- portnerperson in charge of an entryway
- portvaktperson in charge of an entryway
Polish portier, portierka
- portierperson in charge of an entryway
- portierkaperson in charge of an entryway
- odźwiernyperson in charge of an entryway
- odźwiernaperson in charge of an entryway
- dozorcaperson in charge of an entryway
- dozorczyniperson in charge of an entryway
- stróżperson in charge of an entryway
- stróżkaperson in charge of an entryway
Portuguese porteiro, porteira
- porteiroperson in charge of an entryway
- porteiraperson in charge of an entryway
Romanian portar, portăreasă
- portarperson in charge of an entryway
- portăreasăperson in charge of an entryway
Russian швейца́р, портье́
- швейца́р (švejcár)person in charge of an entryway
- портье́ (portʹjé)person in charge of an entryway
- привра́тник (privrátnik)person in charge of an entryway
- консье́рж (konsʹjérž)person in charge of an entryway
- консье́ржка (konsʹjéržka)person in charge of an entryway
Spanish portero, portera
- porteroperson in charge of an entryway
- porteraperson in charge of an entryway
Swahili bawabu
- bawabuperson in charge of an entryway
Swedish portvakt, dörrvakt
- portvaktperson in charge of an entryway
- dörrvaktperson in charge of an entryway
Ukrainian швейца́р, швейца́рка
- швейца́р (švejcár)person in charge of an entryway
- швейца́рка (švejcárka)person in charge of an entryway
- консьє́рж (konsʹjérž)person in charge of an entryway
- консьє́ржка (konsʹjéržka)person in charge of an entryway
Cite this entry
doorkeeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorkeeper
“doorkeeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doorkeeper. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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