Definition of "doormat"

doormat

/ˈdɔːˌmæt/

noun
plural doormats
1. A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
  Quotations
  Dimple glanced at an expensive-looking doormat with the words ‘LOSE THE SHOES’ woven into it and wondered why anyone would bother spending so much money on something people were going to wipe their feet on.
  2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, pages 257–258
2. (figuratively, derogatory) Someone who is overly submissive to others' wishes.
  Quotations
  If you flipped through certain magazines at this time you could be forgiven for thinking that there was no right way to be a woman, only wrong ones — bimbo or frump, slut or prude, shrew or doormat.
  2022 March 31, Alexis Soloski, “Why the Sudden Urge to Reconsider Famous Women?”, in The New York Times‎