doorkeeper

Example Sentences

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Officers and doorkeepers raced around, slamming and locking the immense wooden doors.

From New York Times

She was the first female assistant doorkeeper for the House of Delegates and was the first woman to be assistant sergeant-at-arms for the state Senate.

From Washington Times

The zealous doorkeeper opens the big front door sparingly to keep out humidity, and only long enough to let visitors sneak quickly out.

From Seattle Times

The leader of the opposition Labour party in the Commons, Valerie Vaz, reeled off a long list of thank-yous to parliamentary staff, from doorkeepers to cleaners and postal workers to police, for their hard work.

From Reuters

According to House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, a House doorkeeper was injured in a separate incident Friday when another lawmaker angry over the display kicked a door open.

From Washington Times