doorman

nounattested in dialogue

United States

A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

noun

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A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English duru Middle English dore English door Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English doorman From door + -man.

Forms

plural: doormen

door · A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle,…doorbell · A bell, buzzer, or chime device mounted on or adjacent to a…doorknob · A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which…

doorman · A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment…

doors · Opening time doorstep · An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually…doorway · The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or…

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