Doormat

noun

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌmæt/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

"Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house."

2.nounSomeone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.

"He's such a doormat, he lets everyone walk all over him."

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