/dawr"teuh dawr", dohr"teuh dohr"/ , adj.
1. calling, selling, canvassing, etc., at each house or apartment in an area, town, or the like: a door-to-door poll.
2. sent direct from the point of pickup to the point of delivery, as a shipment or order of merchandise.
3. covering the complete route of a door-to-door shipment, delivery, etc.: door-to-door carrying charges; door-to-door insurance.
adv.
4. in a door-to-door manner.
[ 1900-05 ]