doorkeeper
One who admits
A doorkeeper is a person stationed at a door to control who enters—checking credentials, announcing visitors, or simply monitoring traffic.
The term appears in formal or historical contexts: The doorkeeper admitted guests to the ballroom.
In religious settings, doorkeeper was once a minor clerical office.
The role overlaps with doorman, porter, and bouncer, though doorkeeper sounds more old-fashioned.
Baggage carrier or dark brew
- gatemanEntrance attendant
- janitorBuilding cleaner and maintainer
- conciergeGuest services attendant
- sentinelGuard who monitors
watchman · guardian · custodian · warden · caretaker · steward · attendant · monitor
One who welcomes arrivals
- usherOne who seats guests
- hostOne receiving guests
- hostessFemale event organizer
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
welcomer · guide · ambassador · concierge · bellhop · valet · escort · page
Church ceremonial assistant
- vergerChurch attendant with staff
- sextonChurch building caretaker
- churchwardenLay parish administrator
- sacristanChurch caretaker of sacred items
usher · mace-bearer · porter · majordomo · chamberlain · herald
Point of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- foyerBuilding's entrance room
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
vestibule · entry · ingress · passage · gateway · archway · anteroom · portico
Electronic entry credential
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- fobChain-attached bauble
- intercomShort-range voice transmitter
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
scanner · swipe · password · clearance · authorization · admittance · authentication · turnstile
porter
Baggage carrier or dark brew
sentinel · watchman · guardian · custodian · warden · caretaker · steward · attendant · monitor · overseer
greeter
One who welcomes arrivals
receptionist · welcomer · guide · ambassador · concierge · bellhop · valet · escort · page · footman
beadle
Church ceremonial assistant
- vergerChurch attendant with staff
- sextonChurch building caretaker
- churchwardenLay parish administrator
sacristan · usher · mace-bearer · porter · majordomo · chamberlain · herald
entrance
Point of access
lobby · vestibule · entry · ingress · passage · gateway · archway · anteroom · portico · entryway
keycard
Electronic entry credential
biometrics · scanner · swipe · password · clearance · authorization · admittance · authentication · turnstile · checkpoint
- church helpersacolyte, altar boy, altar server, server, sacristan
- Roman servantsslave, domestic slave, house slave, freedman, household manager
- ceremonial officerssword bearer, standard bearer, flag bearer, Beefeater, herald
- legislative stafflegislative aide, congressional aides, policy advisor, policy advisors, communications director
- minor orderslector, acolyte, exorcist, porter, reader
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
doorkeeperintruder
Unauthorized person present
trespasser · entrant · visitor · gatecrasher · uninvited guest
doorkeeperexile
Banishment from homeland
outcast · persona non grata · outsider · pariah · unwelcome guest