doorstaff

noun

Etymology

From door + staff.

  1. inherited from *stabaz
  2. inherited from *stab
  3. inherited from stæf — “letter of the alphabet
  4. inherited from staf
  5. compounded as doorstaff — “door + staff

Definitions

  1. The employees who man a door in order to restrict access to a nightclub or similar…

    The employees who man a door in order to restrict access to a nightclub or similar establishment.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA