: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)
Synonyms of doorman
Examples of doorman in a Sentence
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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That’s the day after the four-year-old contract expires for nearly 34,000 doormen, porters and maintenance workers.
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Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
This was before there were doorman buildings downtown.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The vibes only get worse when Carolyn takes a little Schlossberg to get candy from the nice doorman.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
This was before there were doorman buildings downtown.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
The only guards on duty today are hat-tipping doormen ushering guests into snow-white corridors lined with gold.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The vibes only get worse when Carolyn takes a little Schlossberg to get candy from the nice doorman.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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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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