Definition of "doorman" []

• A man employed to attend the entrance of a hotel, apartment house, or other building. (noun)

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• "A mouse in the apartment -- you call the doorman to set a trap."
• "I called the doorman from my cell phone, taking care to press star-six-seven."
• "Then prosecutors plan to call the doorman and elevator operator from the Upper East-side apartment building where Linda Stein was murdered."