doorman

Definition

Examples

The doorman greeted every guest and called taxis in the evening.

Synonyms

• portera person employed to carry luggage and supplies
• conciergea French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

Collocations

• Easy hotel doorman greeting guests
  describing hotel doorman greeting guests (a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services)
• Medium luxury apartment building doorman
  describing luxury apartment building doorman (something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity)
• Hard tip the polite doorman handsomely
  to tip the polite doorman handsomely, meaning to cause to tilt
• Very Hard vigilant doorman screening undesirable visitors
  describing vigilant doorman screening undesirable visitors (carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger)