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housecall

noun

Meaning

  1. A visit by a medical professional, especially a physician, to examine a patient in his or her home.
  2. A visit by a repair person or other customer service worker to a customer's home.
  3. To go from house to house, visiting people and trying to persuade them to a cause, especially on behalf of a labor union; to doorknock.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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