as in janitor
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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Monthlies are high at $2,690, but the building comes with a full-time doorman.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
In the case of Season 5, Season 4 ends with the trio discovering the corpse of longtime doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca) in a fountain.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
In the season-four finale, Lester the doorman (played by Teddy Coluca) was found shot in the courtyard fountain, giving the trio at least one murder in the building to solve.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Antoine was a former miner, metal worker, soldier in the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, blacksmith, doorman and greengrocer, among other professions.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
In the case of Season 5, Season 4 ends with the trio discovering the corpse of longtime doorman Lester (Teddy Coluca) in a fountain.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
In the season-four finale, Lester the doorman (played by Teddy Coluca) was found shot in the courtyard fountain, giving the trio at least one murder in the building to solve.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Antoine was a former miner, metal worker, soldier in the 1870 Franco-Prussian war, blacksmith, doorman and greengrocer, among other professions.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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