OSTIARY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word ostiary. (close relations)
Definition of OSTIARY
ostiaries
Best Alternative Words for OSTIARY
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doorman | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who guards an entrance | ||||||||
gatekeeper | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who controls access to something • someone who guards an entrance | ||||||||
custodian | nounn | |||||||
noun • one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals | ||||||||
usher | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) • an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber • someone employed to conduct others verb • take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | ||||||||
warden | nounn | |||||||
noun • the chief official in charge of a prison | ||||||||
doorkeeper | nounn | |||||||
noun • an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber • the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church • someone who guards an entrance | ||||||||
ostiarius | nounn | |||||||
noun • the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | ||||||||
porter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person employed to carry luggage and supplies • United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) • someone who guards an entrance • United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) • a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) • United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) • a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley verb • carry luggage or supplies | ||||||||
door guard | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who guards an entrance | ||||||||
hall porter | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who guards an entrance |