as in janitor
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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Recent Examples of doorman
Legacy is looking for folks to be cast as New York City doormen, pedestrians, police officers, taxi drivers and bicycle riders.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
Throughout the holiday season, guests and visitors will be welcomed by doormen wearing Burberry check scarves, while a house check pattern also appears on room key holders, as well as in the lift, which has been redesigned with a plush sofa and cushions.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
The Panthers accept this kind of gift, weekly, with the polite nod of a doorman collecting a tip.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
George’s Street Arcade houses both a tarot reader and Paul Mescal pins, while Brown Thomas doormen in full uniform greet Grafton Street shoppers hunting Prada four floors above where James Joyce once bought his eyeglasses.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
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Which is not to say that somebody can’t feel the same about being a janitor, or an insurance salesman, or a potato chip inspector.—
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The competitor, Drew Fleschut, triumphed over the hairstyle competition with a sweet tribute to actor David Spade's 2001 comedy Joe Dirt, in which the Saturday Night Live alum played a janitor with a mullet fixed to the top of his head as a baby.—
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Best known as Travelers Rest’s first craft brewery, this spot is a local favorite popular for its world-class selection of beers, with everything from pale ales to porters.—
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One of his uncles, Mingma Sherpa — a former yak farmer — started his mountain work as a porter, earning $1 a day carrying loads for foreigners.—
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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