: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)
Examples of doorman in a Sentence
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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The crisis involves a body and a ticking clock, as well as a zany, meddlesome doorman (Method Man, always welcome) added for good measure.
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Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Her relentless investigation did find a doorman who could put Carter close to the scene of the murder at the right time of night.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
The check-in desk is tucked off to the side as not to feel like a barrier, and smiley doormen, dressed in the shade of a well-aged Barolo, act as greeters not gatekeepers.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Go past our old building, visit the doorman, his name is Claude.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Her relentless investigation did find a doorman who could put Carter close to the scene of the murder at the right time of night.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 May 2025
The check-in desk is tucked off to the side as not to feel like a barrier, and smiley doormen, dressed in the shade of a well-aged Barolo, act as greeters not gatekeepers.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
Go past our old building, visit the doorman, his name is Claude.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for doorman
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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doorman
noun
door·man
-ˌman 
-mən
: a person who tends a door (as of a hotel) and assists people (as by calling taxis)
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