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functionary vs doorkeeper

doorkeeper vs functionary

functionary and doorkeeper both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
functionary Yes No No No
doorkeeper Yes No No No
As nouns, doorkeeper is a hyponym of functionary; that is, doorkeeper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than functionary:
  • functionary: a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  • doorkeeper: an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
functionary (noun) doorkeeper (noun)
a worker who holds or is invested with an office someone who guards an entrance
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
Difference between functionary and doorkeeper

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