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doorman
[ dawr-man, -muhn, dohr- ]
noun
- the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
doorman
/ ˈdɔːˌmæn; -mən /
noun
- a man employed to attend the doors of certain buildings
Example Sentences
“Got a good doorman here,” Girardi said to the courtroom clerk, as he held the door open for Girardi after a break one day.
He said a doorman asked the singers to leave after Mr Dunn heard them while he was working in the kitchen.
On arriving at the hotel, Owens was directed away from the lobby by a doorman to a side entrance he was told was for tradesmen and black people.
“Whether I’m trimming a billionaire’s cat’s nails or chatting with the building’s doorman about his dog’s limp, I treat every client the same, because each of them loves their pets wholeheartedly,” she writes.
A doorman in a three-piece suit and a bow tie watched with interest.
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