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
That’s the day after the four-year-old contract expires for nearly 34,000 doormen, porters and maintenance workers.
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Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
This was before there were doorman buildings downtown.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
The vibes only get worse when Carolyn takes a little Schlossberg to get candy from the nice doorman.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 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
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Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
This was before there were doorman buildings downtown.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
The vibes only get worse when Carolyn takes a little Schlossberg to get candy from the nice doorman.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorman
Noun
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The former series brought aliens to Earth; the latter followed two janitors accidentally launched into space.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Joining Monday’s protest was Maxime Excellence, a 49-year-old factory janitor, who worried about rising transportation prices, among other things.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But in advance of the possible doorman and porters strike scheduled to start Monday at midnight, folks all over town are reviewing building-management contingency plans warning of everything from extra chores to bans on moves.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
17 Apr. 2026
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The deal was announced at a news conference Friday afternoon, preventing a strike by some 34,000 handypersons, supers, porters and doorpersons that could've gotten underway next week.—
Doug Williams,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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