as in janitors
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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Recent Examples of doormen
Legacy is looking for folks to be cast as New York City doormen, pedestrians, police officers, taxi drivers and bicycle riders.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Throughout the holiday season, guests and visitors will be welcomed by doormen wearing Burberry check scarves, while a house check pattern also appears on room key holders, as well as in the lift, which has been redesigned with a plush sofa and cushions.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
The slick lobby was guarded by uniformed doormen and the elevator took me to a long polished corridor leading to a big mahogany door.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
There’s a bathroom behind where the doormen work.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One of the doormen stops me and asks where the others are.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
Its ceilings are gilded in 24-karat gold and the doormen wear white top hats.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Teddy was doing his own research on this, and Emory Cohen, who plays young Lester, dove deep and talked to a lot of doormen, trying to find out the history and the details and the specifics of decorum.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
From the doormen who greet you to the staff who take your bags, from the tableside cocktail service to the valet at departure, every interaction carries the same sense of care.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Throughout the holiday season, guests and visitors will be welcomed by doormen wearing Burberry check scarves, while a house check pattern also appears on room key holders, as well as in the lift, which has been redesigned with a plush sofa and cushions.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
The slick lobby was guarded by uniformed doormen and the elevator took me to a long polished corridor leading to a big mahogany door.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
There’s a bathroom behind where the doormen work.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
One of the doormen stops me and asks where the others are.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
Its ceilings are gilded in 24-karat gold and the doormen wear white top hats.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Teddy was doing his own research on this, and Emory Cohen, who plays young Lester, dove deep and talked to a lot of doormen, trying to find out the history and the details and the specifics of decorum.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
From the doormen who greet you to the staff who take your bags, from the tableside cocktail service to the valet at departure, every interaction carries the same sense of care.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doormen
Noun
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The same workers who keep this country running every single day—home care aides, teachers, bus drivers and janitors who can’t afford to get sick.—
Linda Goler Blount,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Think janitors all the way up to the CEOs that make a hospital hum.—
Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Best known as Travelers Rest’s first craft brewery, this spot is a local favorite popular for its world-class selection of beers, with everything from pale ales to porters.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the porters, who'd carried all of the 60 Minutes gear up the mountain, had already made it to Base Camp and were headed back down, on to their next job.—
Cecilia Vega,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Doormen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormen. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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