noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mən
CMU ARPABET:D AO1 R M AE2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who guards an entrance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: doorkeeper, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guard
Narrower terms: commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English door Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English doorman From door + -man.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَوَّاب
(bawwāb)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Arabic:
حَاجِب
(ḥājib)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Armenian:
դռնապան
(dṙnapan)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Armenian:
շվեյցար
(šveycʻar)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Armenian:
բարապան
(barapan)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Basque:
atezain
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Belarusian:
адзве́рнік
(adzvjérnik)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Belarusian:
прыдзве́рнік
(prydzvjérnik)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Belarusian:
парцье́
(parcʹjé)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Belarusian:
швейца́р
(švjejcár)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Belarusian:
кансье́рж
(kansʹjérž)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Bulgarian:
портие́р
(portiér)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Chinese Mandarin:
看門人 /看门人
(kānménrén)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Chinese Mandarin:
門房 /门房
(ménfáng)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Crimean Tatar:
qapıcı
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Czech:
dveřník
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Czech:
portýr
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Danish:
dørmand
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Finnish:
ovimies
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Finnish:
eteisvahtimestari
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
French:
portier
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Galician:
porteiro
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Georgian:
შვეიცარი
(šveicari)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
German:
Pförtner
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Greek:
πορτιέρης
(portiéris)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Greek:
θυρωρός
(thyrorós)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Hebrew:
שׁוֹעֵר
(sho'ér)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
ajtónálló
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
portás
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
osztiárius
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ido:
pordisto
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Irish:
doirseoir
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Italian:
buttafuori
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Japanese:
ドアマン
(doaman)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Japanese:
玄関番
(genkanban)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Korean:
도어맨
(do'eomaen)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Korean:
문지기
(munjigi)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Latin:
ostiārius
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Lithuanian:
durininkas
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Macedonian:
портир
(portir)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Macedonian:
вратар
(vratar)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Persian:
دربان
(darbân)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Polish:
portier
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Polish:
odźwierny
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Portuguese:
porteiro
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Romanian:
portar
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Russian:
швейца́р
(švejcár)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Russian:
портье́
(portʹjé)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Russian:
привра́тник
(privrátnik)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Serbo-Croatian:
вра̀та̄р
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Serbo-Croatian:
по̀ртӣр
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Serbo-Croatian:
vràtār
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Serbo-Croatian:
pòrtīr
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Slovak:
vrátnik
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Slovene:
vratar
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Southern Altai:
эжик сакчы
(ežik sakčï)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Spanish:
portero
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Swahili:
bawabu
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Swedish:
dörrvakt
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Swedish:
entrévärd
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Swedish:
vaktmästare
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Turkish:
kapıcı
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ottoman Turkish:
پردهجی
(perdeci)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ukrainian:
швейца́р
(švejcár)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ukrainian:
портьє́
(portʹjé)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ukrainian:
консьє́рж
(konsʹjérž)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
Ukrainian:
консьє́ржка
(konsʹjéržka)
— man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
