as in janitor
a person who tends a door
we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab
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That does include a gym, bike room, and full-time doorman.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Is doorman Lester going to be the main murder case next season?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The Latino doormen and the Albanian doormen have been in a cold war.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Is doorman Lester going to be the main murder case next season?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The Latino doormen and the Albanian doormen have been in a cold war.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Doorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doorman. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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