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[ dawr-mat, dohr- ] / ˈdɔrˌmæt, ˈdoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doormat ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna mat, usually placed before a door or other entrance, for people arriving to wipe their shoes on before entering. a person who is the habitual object of abuse or humiliation by another. Origin of doormatFirst recorded in 1655–65; door + mat1 Words nearby doormatdoorkeeper, door-key child, doorknob, doorknock, doorman, doormat, door money, Doorn, doornail, Doornik, door opener Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doormatStill, Molly Parmeter couldn't believe it when a thick embossed letter from Saint James's Palace arrived on her doormat. Kate Middleton Refuses To Name Her Favorite Piece of Clothing|Tom Sykes|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST But who knows, years of being a doormat may finally erupt, much like Ndamukong Suh did last year when he stomped on another guy. A Dummies Guide to the NFL’s Thanksgiving Games|Sujay Kumar|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST If he wins the presidency, will Romney drag his party toward the center or become a doormat for the arch-conservative wing? Predicting How Romney Might Govern Requires Multiple Scenarios|Eleanor Clift|October 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST His rookie flailing set back the peace process (such as it was) and made him look like a doormat. Obama: Eisenhower Republican?|Noah Kristula-Green|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Lying on the doormat was another key that allowed entrance into the complex. NFL Star's Love-Triangle Murder|Christine Pelisek|June 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST And anyway he'd be blessed if he lay around in the way any longer like a doormat with "Welcome" inscribed upon the surface. The Palace of Darkened Windows|Mary Hastings Bradley Cousin, if you continue in that strain I shall have to take you out on to the doormat and assault you. The Great Adventure|Arnold Bennett With unabated cheerfulness he continued to dig in Miss Clementinas geranium bed, and to chew Mr. Maclins doormat. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905|Various Permit me to say, however, that you may use me as a doormat when it is your will and I shall be overwhelmed with joy. Don Hale with the Flying Squadron|W. Crispin Sheppard On the front porch he found a small, brown dog busily engaged in reducing the doormat to a pulp. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905|Various
British Dictionary definitions for doormat
nouna mat, placed at the entrance to a building, for wiping dirt from shoes informal a person who offers little resistance to ill-treatment by others Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to doormatsitting duck, fall guy, groupie, lackey, place mat, drudge, domestic, valet, butler, retainer, toady, subordinate, attendant, steward, underling, factotum, flunkey, slave, stooge, dependent |