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
Monthlies are $1,148 and get you an elevator and virtual doorman, plus the West Village cred.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 May 2025
When authorities arrived at the family’s apartment building, the doorman led them to the utility room at the back of the lobby.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 23 May 2025
In early 2017, Akasha was waiting in line at a music venue in Boulder when the doorman struck up a conversation with him.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
The crisis involves a body and a ticking clock, as well as a zany, meddlesome doorman (Method Man, always welcome) added for good measure.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 May 2025
When authorities arrived at the family’s apartment building, the doorman led them to the utility room at the back of the lobby.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 23 May 2025
In early 2017, Akasha was waiting in line at a music venue in Boulder when the doorman struck up a conversation with him.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
The crisis involves a body and a ticking clock, as well as a zany, meddlesome doorman (Method Man, always welcome) added for good measure.
—Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doorman
Noun
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Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The only hint of the hotel was a porter who greeted me before my bag was swiftly exchanged for a glass of champagne at check-in.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
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Hotels, recognizing that need, developed a person for the job: porters to move luggage.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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