door guard
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2.5
- noun
- /dɔr ɡɑrd/
:
portero
- Pam, hair in a bun, face behind glasses, cloaked in a frumpy suit, is standing behind two door guards.
Examples
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Each evening, the door guard made sure everyone signed out before leaving the office.
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The door guard checked visitors' identification before allowing them inside the building.
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The door guard opened it cautiously.
Fiction book (1990) -
Visitors were never allowed to enter the research facilities, and everyone who worked there had to sign in and sign out at the front door guard station.
Fiction book (2001) -
The door guard silently led him to the foot of the marble stairs, where Okula, cops, paramedics, and librarians were gathered around a man lying on the lowest step.
Fiction book (1995) -
As the event began, the door guard stood watch to ensure only invited guests entered.
Synonyms
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1.2
A person whose job is to protect people or property
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1.3
A person who watches and protects a building or people to stop stealing and trouble
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1.2
A person who stands at a building entrance to greet visitors and check who can enter
88
3.7
A person who watches and warns others about danger
58
5.1
A person or group that controls who can enter a place and who can meet someone
31
7.4
A person who watches a place to warn others of danger
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4.1
A person who guards a building or land, usually at night
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4.3
A person who guards a building entrance and checks visitors
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3.2
A person who guards a place at night
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2.8
A person who guards a building entrance and controls who can enter
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6.5
A person who works at a building entrance and helps visitors in hotels or university halls
A woman who guards the entrance to a building
A person who watches and opens the door of a church
A person who guards a gate and controls who goes in and out
A woman who guards a building at night
A woman who guards a building or area, often at night
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who guards the entrance' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'door' (an entrance) with 'guard' (a person who protects), forming a straightforward noun+noun compound that describes role/location. This is a productive, compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Door guard comes from the simple picture of a guard standing at a door to watch and check people before they enter. So it means 'a person whose job is to guard the entrance'.