Doorman

Last updated April 15, 2023

A doorman, also known as doorkeeper, is someone who is posted at, and often guards, a door, or by extension another entrance (specific similar terms exist, e.g. gatekeeper, hall porter). Specific uses include:

Professions

Doorman (profession), hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel
Bouncer, a person employed by a nightclub or similar establishment to prevent troublemakers from entering or to eject them from the premises
Usher (occupation), often ceremonial
Ostiarius, ecclesiastical minor order
Doorkeeper (Houses of Parliament), badged officer of the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives

Books

The Doorman (El Portero), a novel by Reinaldo Arenas
Doorman (comics), a Marvel Comics fictional superhero

Film and TV

"The Doorman" (Seinfeld), a 1995 episode of the American TV series
The Doorman (1950 film), a 1950 film starring Cantinflas
The Doorman, a 2005 film starring Dominique Vandenberg
The Doorman, a 2007 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich
The Doorman (2020 film), a 2020 action thriller starring Ruby Rose and Jean Reno
Dead as a Doorman, a 1986 film starring Bradley Whitford

Music

"Doorman", a rock song by Stereophonics from the 2005 album Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
"Doorman", a song by British rapper Slowthai and featuring Mura Masa from his 2019 album Nothing Great About Britain

Other uses

Karel Doorman, Dutch Rear Admiral who died in 1942 during the Battle of the Java Sea
SS Doorman, a Second World War Dutch merchant ship
Doorman, a village in Kunduz Province in Afghanistan

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A doorman, also called a porter in British English, is a person hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel. They are particularly common in urban luxury highrises. At a residential building, a doorperson is responsible for opening doors and screening visitors and deliveries. They will often provide other courtesy services such as signing for packages, carrying luggage between the elevator and the street, or hailing taxis for residents and guests.

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