: a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (such as a hotel or apartment building)
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Examples of doorman in a Sentence
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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This two-bedroom, two-bath unit with 1,100 square feet was in an 84-unit doorman building from 1954 that offered few common amenities.
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Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The building has a 5,000-square-foot private garden, laundry, roof terrace, 24-hour doorman, concierge, and bike storage.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 11 May 2026
Jacketed doormen usher you inside, through a rotunda hand-painted with an artist’s rendering of colonial Charles Towne’s 18th-century harbor and skyline, including one panel devoted to the Richmond plantation purchased several years ago by hotelier and businessman Michael Bennett.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
The Standish has just 28 residences and comes with a slate of full-service perks—24-hour doorman, concierge, fitness studio, and rooftop terrace—along with a premium location, which explains why so many stars have landed there.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
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Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The building has a 5,000-square-foot private garden, laundry, roof terrace, 24-hour doorman, concierge, and bike storage.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 11 May 2026
Jacketed doormen usher you inside, through a rotunda hand-painted with an artist’s rendering of colonial Charles Towne’s 18th-century harbor and skyline, including one panel devoted to the Richmond plantation purchased several years ago by hotelier and businessman Michael Bennett.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
The Standish has just 28 residences and comes with a slate of full-service perks—24-hour doorman, concierge, fitness studio, and rooftop terrace—along with a premium location, which explains why so many stars have landed there.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2026
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorman. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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