1. (noun) usher, doorkeeper
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
Synonyms: porter, ostiary, doorkeeper, door guard, guide, ostiarius, usher, hall porter, gatekeeper, doorman
2. (noun) doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiarius
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Synonyms: ostiary, porter, door guard, ostiarius, usher, hall porter, doorkeeper, gatekeeper, doorman
3. (noun) doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary
someone who guards an entrance
Synonyms: ostiary, porter, porter's beer, door guard, ostiarius, usher, hall porter, doorkeeper, gatekeeper, doorman
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