doorman

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noun

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.

Similar
doorkeeper
OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

noundoorman (plural doormen)

plural doormen

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: doorkeeper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
doorkeeper
Also see
bouncerdoorkeeperwatchman

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Germanic*durz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*dur
  4. Old Englishduru
  5. Middle Englishdore
  6. Englishdoor
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. Englishdoorman

From door + -man.

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Translations

Arabic بَوَّاب, حَاجِب
  • بَوَّاب (bawwāb)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • حَاجِب (ḥājib)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Basque atezain
  • atezainman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Bulgarian портие́р
  • портие́р (portiér)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Chinese Mandarin 看門人 /看门人, 門房 /门房
  • 看門人 /看门人 (kānménrén)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • 門房 /门房 (ménfáng)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Czech dveřník, portýr
  • dveřníkman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • portýrman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Danish dørmand
  • dørmandman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Finnish ovimies, eteisvahtimestari
  • ovimiesman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • eteisvahtimestariman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
French portier
  • portierman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
German Pförtner
  • Pförtnerman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Greek πορτιέρης, θυρωρός
  • πορτιέρης (portiéris)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • θυρωρός (thyrorós)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Hebrew שׁוֹעֵר
  • שׁוֹעֵר (sho'ér)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Hungarian ajtónálló, portás
  • ajtónállóman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • portásman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • osztiáriusman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Irish doirseoir
  • doirseoirman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Italian buttafuori
  • buttafuoriman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Japanese ドアマン, 玄関番
  • ドアマン (doaman)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • 玄関番 (genkanban)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Korean 도어맨, 문지기
  • 도어맨 (do'eomaen)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • 문지기 (munjigi)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Latin ostiārius
  • ostiāriusman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Lithuanian durininkas
  • durininkasman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Persian دربان
  • دربان (darbân)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Polish portier, odźwierny
  • portierman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • odźwiernyman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Portuguese porteiro
  • porteiroman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Romanian portar
  • portarman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Russian швейца́р, портье́
  • швейца́р (švejcár)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • портье́ (portʹjé)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • привра́тник (privrátnik)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Slovak vrátnik
  • vrátnikman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Spanish portero
  • porteroman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Swahili bawabu
  • bawabuman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Swedish dörrvakt, entrévärd
  • dörrvaktman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • entrévärdman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • vaktmästareman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Turkish kapıcı
  • kapıcıman who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ukrainian швейца́р, портьє́
  • швейца́р (švejcár)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • портьє́ (portʹjé)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • консьє́рж (konsʹjérž)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • консьє́ржка (konsʹjéržka)man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with doorman

normanmormonforemancorpsman
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Anagrams

mandoorMorandoDomonar
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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