as in janitor
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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The building has an elevator and a part-time doorman and is located about three blocks from the Clark Street 2/3 station in the Brooklyn Heights historic district.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
Should residents need assistance, 24-hour doormen and a concierge are stationed in the entry.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
That served to keep things fresh after four seasons; S5 will focus on the death of the building's doorman, found floating in the Arcadia's fountain in the season finale.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Traditionally, critics have played the dual role of doorman and amplifier, deciding which literature or music or film (to name just a few media) is worthwhile, then augmenting the experience by giving audiences more context.
—T.m. Brown, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
Should residents need assistance, 24-hour doormen and a concierge are stationed in the entry.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
That served to keep things fresh after four seasons; S5 will focus on the death of the building's doorman, found floating in the Arcadia's fountain in the season finale.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Traditionally, critics have played the dual role of doorman and amplifier, deciding which literature or music or film (to name just a few media) is worthwhile, then augmenting the experience by giving audiences more context.
—T.m. Brown, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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