as in janitor
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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Other perks include a full-time doorman and concierge.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
On West 86th Avenue, where every apartment building has a uniformed doorman, an off-Broadway theater has mounted a new musical with a twangy score.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
Monthlies are high at $1,956, but the building has a 24-hour doorman, live-in super, a laundry room, and sits on a cul-de-sac that overlooks the East River.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
Our trio discovers their doorman’s lifeless body in the courtyard not long after the introduction of another surprise guest star, Tea Leoni (Madam Secretary).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
On West 86th Avenue, where every apartment building has a uniformed doorman, an off-Broadway theater has mounted a new musical with a twangy score.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
Monthlies are high at $1,956, but the building has a 24-hour doorman, live-in super, a laundry room, and sits on a cul-de-sac that overlooks the East River.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
Our trio discovers their doorman’s lifeless body in the courtyard not long after the introduction of another surprise guest star, Tea Leoni (Madam Secretary).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for doorman
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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