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
The slick lobby was guarded by uniformed doormen and the elevator took me to a long polished corridor leading to a big mahogany door.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
In addition, Claridge’s doormen will wear Burberry scarves.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 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
Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
In addition, Claridge’s doormen will wear Burberry scarves.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 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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The five who trekked back to base camp were Nepali porters and guides, Mahato said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The difficulty of these operations was highlighted again on October 31, when a trio of British and Irish tourists, along with a dozen Nepalese porters and guides, were rescued from Nepal’s Hidden Valley after spending three days stranded in subfreezing temperatures.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Doormen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormen. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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