doorbell

See also: door-bell

English

Etymology

From door +‎ bell.

Pronunciation

Noun

doorbell (plural doorbells)

  1. A bell, buzzer, or chime device mounted on or adjacent to a door's exterior, meant to be rung by a visitor to announce one's presence.
    • 2018 December 18, Joe Pinsker, “The Coming Commodification of Life at Home”, in The Atlantic‎[1], archived from the original on 25 January 2019:
      There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.

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Verb

doorbell (third-person singular simple present doorbells, present participle doorbelling, simple past and past participle doorbelled)

  1. (intransitive) To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
  2. (transitive) To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
    We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote.

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: dorbel

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