doorman
Example Sentences
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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
He would often relate the story of how he was spotted by a former drill sergeant outside a New York hotel while he was working as a doorman.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
"You heard that doorman say 'purple waves'; it must mean something. And that ghastly secretary was wearing a dress with purple waves last night, not to mention her crutch."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.