: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

Examples of door-to-door in a Sentence

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Luxury Vehicle Transfers Several airlines offer select top-tier customers — usually first-class passengers — door-to-door transfer services at airports in luxury vehicles. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024 But Republicans used billboards, mailers, ads and door-to-door campaigners to drive turnout in Lancaster County, Pa., home base to the nation’s largest Amish settlement. Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 The self-response time ends March 7, at which time the door-to-door count will begin. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2024 The Bee Cave City Council on Tuesday night voted unanimously to ban door-to-door solicitations after dark. Vivien Ayers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for door-to-door 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r,
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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