: 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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The monthlies are $1,937, which can be explained by your getting a 24-hour doorman, live-in super, and porter, plus private storage in the basement, bike and laundry rooms, and a Lincoln Square address.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
The latest season of Only Murders in the Building sees Mabel, Oliver and Charles investigating the death of the Arconia's longtime doorman, Lester, whose body was found in the courtyard fountain at the end of season 4.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Nowhere is this more apparent than one of the first kisses shared between Patrick (Jonathan Groff), a privileged white video game designer, and Richie (Raúl Castillo), the Mexican club doorman hopelessly in love with him.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
He’s even backed up his theory with evidence from the doorman at Miles’s building.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2025
The latest season of Only Murders in the Building sees Mabel, Oliver and Charles investigating the death of the Arconia's longtime doorman, Lester, whose body was found in the courtyard fountain at the end of season 4.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Nowhere is this more apparent than one of the first kisses shared between Patrick (Jonathan Groff), a privileged white video game designer, and Richie (Raúl Castillo), the Mexican club doorman hopelessly in love with him.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
He’s even backed up his theory with evidence from the doorman at Miles’s building.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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