: 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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Legacy is looking for folks to be cast as New York City doormen, pedestrians, police officers, taxi drivers and bicycle riders.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Throughout the holiday season, guests and visitors will be welcomed by doormen wearing Burberry check scarves, while a house check pattern also appears on room key holders, as well as in the lift, which has been redesigned with a plush sofa and cushions.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Monthly maintenance is $1,808, which feels almost tame for Sutton Place, and gets you a full-time doorman, fitness center, roof deck, and laundry room.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
The Panthers accept this kind of gift, weekly, with the polite nod of a doorman collecting a tip.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Throughout the holiday season, guests and visitors will be welcomed by doormen wearing Burberry check scarves, while a house check pattern also appears on room key holders, as well as in the lift, which has been redesigned with a plush sofa and cushions.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Monthly maintenance is $1,808, which feels almost tame for Sutton Place, and gets you a full-time doorman, fitness center, roof deck, and laundry room.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
The Panthers accept this kind of gift, weekly, with the polite nod of a doorman collecting a tip.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 6 Dec. 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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