Synonyms of doormen

doormen

noun

plural of doorman

as in janitors

a person who tends a door

we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab

Synonyms & Similar Words

• janitors
• porters
• gatekeepers
• doorkeepers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doormen

Set the scene Step past the elegant doormen, caps raised, into a lobby where gold and silver leaves, suspended from the ceiling, catch the light that pours into the building through its vast crystal canopy roof. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Armisen and Bill Hader play chatty and heavily accented doormen hell-bent on telling bizarre holiday stories to various tenants. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026

That’s the day after the four-year-old contract expires for nearly 34,000 doormen, porters and maintenance workers. — Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026

To cope with rising repair and maintenance costs, employees reported that hotel management began reducing service levels and cutting staff, replacing 10 of the hotel’s long-time bellhops and doormen with third-party valets. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026

The doormen on East Ninetieth Street looked out for Roger and Andy. — Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026

Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

Legacy is looking for folks to be cast as New York City doormen, pedestrians, police officers, taxi drivers and bicycle riders. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025

Throughout the holiday season, guests and visitors will be welcomed by doormen wearing Burberry check scarves, while a house check pattern also appears on room key holders, as well as in the lift, which has been redesigned with a plush sofa and cushions. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025