: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)
Examples of doorman in a Sentence
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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Common charges and taxes total $1,918, and that covers a virtual doorman, a fitness center, a rooftop deck with river views, and a communal laundry on each floor.
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 8 July 2025
Sailor's owner, Abigail Crouch, 24, was left feeling rather embarrassed when her adorable vigilante had to be carried out of the building by the doorman, Eric.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The Bay Horse Cafe doorman is the 10th person shot in Downtown so far this year, according to a city dashboard last updated June 24.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The doorman building had a laundry room, a gym and manicured gardens.
—Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 8 July 2025
Sailor's owner, Abigail Crouch, 24, was left feeling rather embarrassed when her adorable vigilante had to be carried out of the building by the doorman, Eric.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
The Bay Horse Cafe doorman is the 10th person shot in Downtown so far this year, according to a city dashboard last updated June 24.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The doorman building had a laundry room, a gym and manicured gardens.
—Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorman
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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doorman
noun
door·man
-ˌman 
-mən
: a person who tends a door (as of a hotel) and assists people (as by calling taxis)
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