doorkeepers
Guards the entrance
Doorkeepers are people who guard or monitor an entrance.
The term applies to security personnel, church ushers who greet arrivals, or anyone controlling access to a building or room.
Figuratively, doorkeepers are gatekeepers—those who decide who gets in: The editors served as doorkeepers of literary taste.
Protectors or watchmen
- sentriesSoldiers assigned to guard
- watchmenGuards of property
- bouncersVenue security personnel
- portersThose who carry baggage
sentinels · access · entry · screening · checkpoints · barriers · credentials · admission
Seat-guiding attendants
- sacristansChurch property guardians
- sextonsChurch building keepers
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
vestibule · acolytes · congregation · threshold · temple · clergy · ordination · ministry
Those who settle disputes
- guardiansThose who protect others
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- filtersSelective passage barriers
- curatorsCollection caretakers
selectors · influencers · brokers · decision-makers · access · barriers · opportunities · networks
guards
Protectors or watchmen
porters · sentinels · access · entry · screening · checkpoints · barriers · credentials · admission · vigilance
ushers
Seat-guiding attendants
- sacristansChurch property guardians
- sextonsChurch building keepers
- churchPlace of Christian worship
sanctuary · vestibule · acolytes · congregation · threshold · temple · clergy · ordination · ministry · liturgical
arbiters
Those who settle disputes
- guardiansThose who protect others
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- filtersSelective passage barriers
curators · selectors · influencers · brokers · decision-makers · access · barriers · opportunities · networks · connections
porters
Those who carry baggage
livery · servants · household · medieval · castles · aristocracy · butlers · footmen · chamberlains · halls
doorkeepersintruders
Unauthorized entrants
trespassers · entrants · visitors · guests · petitioners
doorkeeperswelcomers
Those who receive arrivals
greeters · hosts · ushers · facilitators · locksmiths