noun

doormat

DAW-mat

noun

A mat placed at an entrance for wiping shoes before going inside.

"Wipe your feet on the doormat before you come in."

(informal) A person who lets others walk all over them, too passive to stand up for themselves.

"She finally stopped being a doormat and told her boss no."

How to Use Doormat

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA mat by the door, or figuratively someone who is too easily pushed around.

Common pairings

treat someone like a doormat stop being a doormat

doormats plural

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Wipe your feet on the _____ before you come in.

A compound of "door" and "mat."

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