Doorkeeper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber

the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌaɪɹiːzˈaɪəni/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːkiːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːkiːpə/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌaɪɹiːzˈaɪəni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hall porter doorman gatekeeper porter usher ostiary door guard ostiarius

Word Forms

usherette

noun

a female usher

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Türhüter

ein Beamter, der am Eingang eines Gerichtssaals oder einer gesetzgebenden Kammer stationiert ist

🇫🇷French

portier

un fonctionnaire posté à l'entrée d'une salle d'audience ou d'une chambre législative

🇪🇸Spanish

portero

un funcionario estacionado en la entrada de una sala del tribunal o cámara legislativa

🇮🇹Italian

portiere

un funzionario di stanza all'ingresso di un'aula di tribunale o di una camera legislativa

🇳🇱Dutch

portier

een ambtenaar die gestationeerd is bij de ingang van een rechtszaal of wetgevende kamer

🇵🇹Portuguese

porteiro

um funcionário estacionado na entrada de um tribunal ou câmara legislativa

🇷🇺Russian

привратник

должностное лицо, стоящее у входа в зал суда или законодательную палату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्वारपाल

अदालत कक्ष या विधायी कक्ष के प्रवेश द्वार पर तैनात एक अधिकारी

🇧🇩Bengali

দারোয়ান

আদালত কক্ষ বা আইনসভা চেম্বারের প্রবেশদ্বারে নিযুক্ত একজন কর্মকর্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

கதவு காவலாளி

நீதிமன்ற அறை அல்லது சட்டமன்ற அறையின் நுழைவாயிலில் ஒரு அதிகாரி நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளார்

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వారపాలకుడు

న్యాయస్థానం లేదా శాసన సభ ప్రవేశద్వారం వద్ద ఉన్న అధికారి

🇮🇳Marathi

द्वारपाल

कोर्टरूम किंवा विधायी चेंबरच्या प्रवेशद्वारावर तैनात असलेला अधिकारी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડોરકીપર

કોર્ટરૂમ અથવા લેજિસ્લેટિવ ચેમ્બરના પ્રવેશદ્વાર પર સ્થિત અધિકારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲಕ

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ಕೋಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಕೊಠಡಿಯ ಪ್ರವೇಶದ್ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯೊಬ್ಬರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാതിൽ കാവൽക്കാരൻ

ഒരു കോടതി മുറിയുടെയോ നിയമനിർമ്മാണ അറയുടെയോ പ്രവേശന കവാടത്തിൽ നിലയുറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਬਾਨ

ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦੇ ਕਮਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਧਾਨਕ ਚੈਂਬਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਦੁਆਰ 'ਤੇ ਤਾਇਨਾਤ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

دربان

کمرہ عدالت یا قانون ساز چیمبر کے دروازے پر تعینات ایک اہلکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

看门人

驻扎在法庭或立法院入口处的官员

🇯🇵Japanese

門番

法廷または立法室の入り口に配置されている役人

🇰🇷Korean

문지기

법정이나 입법부 입구에 주둔하는 공무원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người gác cửa

một quan chức đóng quân ở lối vào phòng xử án hoặc phòng lập pháp

🇹🇭Thai

คนเฝ้าประตู

เจ้าหน้าที่ซึ่งประจำการอยู่ที่ทางเข้าห้องพิจารณาคดีหรือห้องนิติบัญญัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjaga pintu

seorang pejabat yang ditempatkan di pintu masuk ruang sidang atau ruang legislatif

🇵🇭Filipino

bantay ng pinto

isang opisyal na nakatalaga sa pasukan ng courtroom o legislative chamber

🇲🇾Malay

penjaga pintu

pegawai yang ditempatkan di pintu masuk bilik mahkamah atau dewan perundangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البواب

مسؤول متمركز عند مدخل قاعة المحكمة أو الغرفة التشريعية

🇮🇷Persian

دربان

یک مقام مستقر در ورودی دادگاه یا اتاق قانونگذاری

🇹🇷Turkish

kapıcı

mahkeme salonunun veya yasama odasının girişinde görevli bir yetkili

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹעֵר

פקיד המוצב בכניסה לאולם בית משפט או לשכת המחוקקים

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The primary meaning of 'doorkeeper' is 'an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber'.

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Using 'doorkeeper' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'doorkeeper' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'doorkeeper' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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