# doorman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,427

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From door + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Doran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-doran)
- **Dorian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-dorian)
- **Dornan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-dornan)
- **doorway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-doorway)
- **dormant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-dormant)
- **doormat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-doormat)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddoorman`, `doomran`, `dooramn`, `doormann`, `doormman`, `doormna`, `doorrman`, `dorman`, `doroman`, `odorman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/doorman