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DOORMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who guards an entrance
Synonyms:
door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; gatekeeper; hall porter; ostiary; porter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("doorman" is a kind of...):
guard (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "doorman"):
commissionaire (a uniformed doorman)
night porter (a porter on duty during the night)
ticket collector; ticket taker (someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets)