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 doormen on East Ninetieth Street looked out for Roger and Andy.
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Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Legacy is looking for folks to be cast as New York City doormen, pedestrians, police officers, taxi drivers and bicycle riders.
—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
George’s Street Arcade houses both a tarot reader and Paul Mescal pins, while Brown Thomas doormen in full uniform greet Grafton Street shoppers hunting Prada four floors above where James Joyce once bought his eyeglasses.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 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
Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Legacy is looking for folks to be cast as New York City doormen, pedestrians, police officers, taxi drivers and bicycle riders.
—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
George’s Street Arcade houses both a tarot reader and Paul Mescal pins, while Brown Thomas doormen in full uniform greet Grafton Street shoppers hunting Prada four floors above where James Joyce once bought his eyeglasses.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doormen
Noun
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Jobs, like cashiers and janitors, are least exposed to AI, while secretaries and administrative assistants are most impacted, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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News of the layoffs comes after NBC 5 Chicago reported last week that nine of 21 City Hall janitors would be laid off.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fierce sunlight bleaching the stones of the old city, blinding the passengers as porters in white kaffiyehs and djellabas stack their portmanteaus on donkey carts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
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Brave Pullman porters carried the Chicago Defender with coverage of the funeral on trains headed south from Chicago, sparking outrage and igniting a movement.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Doormen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doormen. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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