noun
- mats placed at doorways for wiping feet
- people who allow others to treat them badly without resistance
Usage: informal; figurative
Examples
- The hotel placed fresh doormats at every entrance.
- We need to replace our old doormats before winter.
- The decorative doormats welcomed guests to the party.
- Don’t be doormats – stand up for yourselves!
- His coworkers treated him and others like doormats.
- She refused to let people turn her into one of those doormats.
- The rubber doormats were easy to clean after the storm.