: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)
Examples of doorman in a Sentence
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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All the hotel personnel, from the doormen to the front desk clerks to the restaurant staff, are well-trained, friendly and attentive.
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At $1,749, the monthlies are pretty standard for the area, and get you a bike room, shared laundry, and staff including a full-time doorman and live-in super.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
As a brief refresher, in the Season 4 finale, a new dead victim was revealed: doorman Lester Coluca (Teddy Coluca), a character that had been part of the story since day one.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, the gang crashes Lester’s funeral to get answers — and at one point, Martin unceremoniously checks the doorman’s casket to see if the body still has all 10 fingers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
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Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At $1,749, the monthlies are pretty standard for the area, and get you a bike room, shared laundry, and staff including a full-time doorman and live-in super.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
As a brief refresher, in the Season 4 finale, a new dead victim was revealed: doorman Lester Coluca (Teddy Coluca), a character that had been part of the story since day one.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere in the video, the gang crashes Lester’s funeral to get answers — and at one point, Martin unceremoniously checks the doorman’s casket to see if the body still has all 10 fingers.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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doorman
noun
door·man
-ˌman 
-mən
: a person who tends a door (as of a hotel) and assists people (as by calling taxis)
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