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

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

The $3,211 per month maintenance fees cover a part-time doorman and a fitness studio, while the location provides easy access to Madison Square Park plus all the shopping and dining that dots the area. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025

The arrangement offers a cramped kind of luxury and a social life protected by doormen and security codes. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 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)