1. plural of doorman; employees who stand at the entrance of a building to assist visitors and residents

Examples

• The luxury apartment building employs three doormen who work in shifts.
• The doormen helped carry groceries up to the residents’ apartments.
• Hotel doormen greeted guests and opened car doors throughout the day.
• The doormen knew all the tenants by name and their regular visitors.
• During the strike, the building’s doormen picketed outside the main entrance.
• The doormen wore matching uniforms with gold buttons and name tags.