guard vs doorkeeper

doorkeeper vs guard

guard and doorkeeper both are nouns.

guard is a verb but doorkeeper is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
guard	Yes	No	Yes	No
doorkeeper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, doorkeeper is a hyponym of guard; that is, doorkeeper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than guard:

guard: a person who keeps watch over something or someone
doorkeeper: someone who guards an entrance

Other hyponyms of guard include bouncer, chucker-out, door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary, porter, halberdier, screener, security guard, watcher, watchman.

guard (noun)	doorkeeper (noun)
a position on a basketball team	someone who guards an entrance
the duty of serving as a sentry	an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles	the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
a military unit serving to protect some place or person
the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

guard (verb)	doorkeeper (verb)
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
protect against a challenge or attack
to keep watch over
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

Difference between guard and doorkeeper

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