doorstep Definition

doorstep
noun

1. A step positioned immediately in front of a door.
2. slang
A thick sandwich or slice of bread.

verb

1. Said especially of politicians, their agents, etc: to go from door to door canvassing (people or an area).
2. Said of journalists, etc: to pester someone by waiting at their door.

Derivative: doorstepper
noun

Idiom: on one's doorstep

Close to one's home, etc.

Etymology: 19c.