doorman

English

Etymology

door +‎ -man

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mən

Noun

doorman (plural doormen)

A person who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.

Synonyms

doorkeeper

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Translations

man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building

Arabic: بَوَّاب‎ m (bawwāb)
Armenian: դռնապան (hy) (dṙnapan), շվեյցար (hy) (šveycʿar), բարապան (hy) (barapan)
Basque: atezain (eu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 看門人 (zh), 看门人 (zh) (kānménrén), 門房 (zh)
Crimean Tatar: qapıcı
Czech: dveřník (cs) m, portýr (cs) m
Danish: dørmand c
Finnish: ovimies (fi), eteisvahtimestari (fi)
French: portier (fr) m
German: Pförtner (de) m
Greek: πορτιέρης (el) m (portiéris), θυρωρός (el) m (thyrorós)
Hebrew: שוער‎ (he) m (sho'er)

Ido: pordisto (io)
Irish: doirseoir m
Italian: buttafuori (it) m
Japanese: ドアマン (doaman)
Latin: ostiārius m
Macedonian: портир m (pórtir), вратар m (vrátar)
Persian: دربان‎ (fa) (darbân)
Portuguese: porteiro (pt) m
Romanian: portar (ro) m
Russian: швейца́р (ru) m (švejcár), портье́ (ru) m (portʹjé), привра́тник (ru) m (privrátnik)
Spanish: portero (es) m
Swahili: bawabu (sw)
Ukrainian: швейца́р m (švejcár), портьє m (portʹje), консьєрж m (konsʹjerž), консьєржка f (konsʹjeržka)

Anagrams

madrono, madroño, mandoor

Spanish

Noun

doorman m (plural doormans)

doorman

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