doorman

noun

door·​man ˈdȯr-ˌman 

-mən

: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)

Synonyms

• janitor
• porter [chiefly British]

Examples of doorman in a Sentence

we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab

Recent Examples on the Web

In the new 10-episode installment (Hulu, weekly), Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin), Mabel Mora (Gomez) and Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) investigate the death of the building’s longtime doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca), found in an Arconia building fountain in the Season 4 finale. —Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

After the building's beloved doorman, Lester (Teddy Coluca), is found dead in the courtyard's fountain, the group comes together once again to get to the bottom of the mystery. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

On the Hulu series, Fowler plays Randall, the Arconia's new doorman. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025

And putting that classic job of a doorman in a pre-war apartment building [against] influences like that in a big city. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for doorman

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• crankpin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• fishman
• flagman

Kids Definition

doorman

noun

door·​man -ˌman 

-mən

: a person who tends a door (as of a hotel) and assists people (as by calling taxis)