: 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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The vibes only get worse when Carolyn takes a little Schlossberg to get candy from the nice doorman.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
The monthlies aren’t that bad for an Upper West Side condo — $1,892 — and get you a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, bike storage, laundry room, and access to a courtyard.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 Mar. 2026
To cope with rising repair and maintenance costs, employees reported that hotel management began reducing service levels and cutting staff, replacing 10 of the hotel’s long-time bellhops and doormen with third-party valets.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
The doormen on East Ninetieth Street looked out for Roger and Andy.
—Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
The monthlies aren’t that bad for an Upper West Side condo — $1,892 — and get you a 24-hour doorman, a fitness center, bike storage, laundry room, and access to a courtyard.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 Mar. 2026
To cope with rising repair and maintenance costs, employees reported that hotel management began reducing service levels and cutting staff, replacing 10 of the hotel’s long-time bellhops and doormen with third-party valets.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
The doormen on East Ninetieth Street looked out for Roger and Andy.
—Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 14 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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