doorman

[ dawr-man, -muhn, dohr- ]
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noun,plural door·men [dawr-men, -muhn, dohr-]. /ˈdɔrˌmɛn, -mən, ˈdoʊr-/.
  1. 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.

Origin of doorman

1
First recorded in 1855–60; door + man

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doorman

/ (ˈdɔːˌmæn, -mən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a man employed to attend the doors of certain buildings

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