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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɔːrmæn/, /ˈdɔːrmən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɔrˌmæn, -mən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dôrman′, -mən, dōr-)


Inflections of 'doorman' (n): npl: doormen

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
door•man /ˈdɔrˌmæn, -mən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -men. 
  1. a person who stays by the main door of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., and assists those entering and departing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
door•man  (dôrman′, -mən, dōr-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men 
    (-men′, -mən).USA pronunciation 
  1. the door attendant of an apartment house, night club, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and performs minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
  • door + man1 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doorman /ˈdɔːˌmæn; -mən/ n ( pl -men)
  1. a man employed to attend the doors of certain buildings
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