house call

American  

noun

1. a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.

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Etymology

Origin of house call

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The beautician disclosed the house call to the club’s human resources team, one of the former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

These days the closest you get to a house call is a telemed appointment, which is not the same thing at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2022

After his appointment, Barreto grabs breakfast and then heads to his first house call of the day.

From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022

“I call it the house call of the 21st century.”

From Washington Post • May 30, 2022

Jaime’s friendship with the Candidate was bom by chance one Sunday night when he was summoned from the hospital to make an emergency house call.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende