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doorman

[dawr-man, -muhn, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌmæn, -mən, ˈdoʊr- /
NOUN
guard for entrance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Fishman, who owns a number of doorman buildings in Manhattan and Brooklyn, said he had third-party security guards and superintendents ready to step in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Luke Timm, the doorman at Common Country—known to his TikTok following as simply “hot bouncer”—said his experience hasn’t felt political.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“Later, he covered her rent and furnished her apartment in a doorman building in the West Village.”

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

The doorman is very friendly and asks if there’s a party going on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

To these the doorman added the results of his own snooping.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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