doorman
noun
, -mən\
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Synonyms
doorkeeper, gatekeeper, janitor, porter [chiefly British]
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Johnny, our doorman, wants to talk baseball with him. — Beatrix M. Rooney, Longreads, "Heartbreaker," 9 Aug. 2019 For hours before the power flickered back on, doormen stood with flashlights in the darkened entrances of upscale apartment buildings along Central Park West, directing residents up flights of stairs. — Washington Post, "Thousands left in the dark during NYC power outage," 14 July 2019 Located within a full-service building, there is an on-site engineer, 24-hour concierge and doorman, pool and roof deck, exercise rooms and parking. — chicagotribune.com, "Streeterville condo with Lake Michigan views: $2.6M," 12 July 2019 Excited chatter and the click-click-click of high heels on hard floor escaped every time doormen opened the new building's glass double-doors. Saturday night in the Museum District sounded like a party. — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, "Holocaust Museum Houston surprises Sue Smith, remembers late wildcatter Lester Smith at "First Look"," 17 June 2019 Haoui Montaug, a doorman at popular New York clubs like Studio 54 and Palladium, was seen as a fixture in New York nightlife in the '70s and '80s, Meyer said. — Laurel Deppen, The Courier-Journal, "'I saw every single person I ever knew die': Louisville artist honors early AIDS victims," 18 June 2019 One night while sitting alone in her apartment worrying about Con's fidelity, Emer is visited by a little Irish doorman. — Ron Charles, chicagotribune.com, "As a novelist, David Duchovny is no Sean Penn," 3 May 2018 Some of the officers were discussing with a doorman the schedule of mail deliveries to the home. — Dan Frosch, WSJ, "Police Patrol George Soros’s Buildings After Explosive Device Found at His Suburban Home," 23 Oct. 2018 Sanchez, 55, runs a home day care — Mundo de Fantasias — for nine children with the help of her husband, who serves as chef and doorman. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "D.C. motions to dismiss lawsuit over its controversial education requirements for child-care workers," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doorman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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