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
Her relentless investigation did find a doorman who could put Carter close to the scene of the murder at the right time of night.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
The check-in desk is tucked off to the side as not to feel like a barrier, and smiley doormen, dressed in the shade of a well-aged Barolo, act as greeters not gatekeepers.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Go past our old building, visit the doorman, his name is Claude.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
How about the Black doorman (played by Method Man who steals the movie) saving the day.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
The check-in desk is tucked off to the side as not to feel like a barrier, and smiley doormen, dressed in the shade of a well-aged Barolo, act as greeters not gatekeepers.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Go past our old building, visit the doorman, his name is Claude.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
How about the Black doorman (played by Method Man who steals the movie) saving the day.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorman
Noun
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Prosecutors said during the trial that Pankey had been excommunicated after the incident, which also cost him his job there as a janitor.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Agudelo was biking home from her job as a janitor at an East Harlem museum, taking her usual shortcut through Randall’s Island to get to her Astoria apartment, when Jiraud jumped her about 11:30 p.m. last Friday, police said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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It is celebrated for its hop-forward IPAs (3 gold & 1 silver), but their lineup also includes lagers, pilsners, porters (1 gold), stouts, and sours.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars.—
Lee-Ann Olwage,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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