as in janitor
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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Recent Examples of doorman
The legacy of the hotel’s many amenities lives on at the Barbizon 63, where residents enjoy full-time doorman service, a private dining room and library, and access (via separate membership) to the Equinox gym and pool housed inside the building.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Common charges and taxes total $1,918, and that covers a virtual doorman, a fitness center, a rooftop deck with river views, and a communal laundry on each floor.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 8 July 2025
Sailor's owner, Abigail Crouch, 24, was left feeling rather embarrassed when her adorable vigilante had to be carried out of the building by the doorman, Eric.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The Bay Horse Cafe doorman is the 10th person shot in Downtown so far this year, according to a city dashboard last updated June 24.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Common charges and taxes total $1,918, and that covers a virtual doorman, a fitness center, a rooftop deck with river views, and a communal laundry on each floor.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 8 July 2025
Sailor's owner, Abigail Crouch, 24, was left feeling rather embarrassed when her adorable vigilante had to be carried out of the building by the doorman, Eric.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The Bay Horse Cafe doorman is the 10th person shot in Downtown so far this year, according to a city dashboard last updated June 24.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorman
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The Jerusalem branch of the Vatican’s Caritas federation named two of the dead as Saad Salameh, 60, the church’s janitor, and Fumayya Ayyad, 84, who had been sitting inside a Caritas psychosocial support tent when the blast sent shrapnel and debris flying.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
20 July 2025
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An 84-year-old woman and the parish's 60-year-old janitor were killed in the strike while the parish priest, Father Romanelli, was lightly injured, the Associated Press reported.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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The menu includes ales, porter and stouts, IPAs and more.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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After the bar closed for the night, a bunch of teenagers took over the place; either the porters didn’t notice or didn’t care.—
John Darnielle,
Pitchfork,
24 July 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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