What does doorman mean?
Word: Doorman
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Doorman means a man whose job is to stand at the entrance of a hotel or large building, open the door and help visitors.
Synonyms: doorkeeper, porter
How do you spell doorman?
Syllables: door - man
Tricky part: When there is more than one, it becomes doormen, not doormans.
Watch out for: doormans, dorman
Memory tip: One doorman, two doormen: the a turns into e, just as it does when man becomes men.
Doorman in a sentence
Example 1: The doorman at the hotel held the door open for us.
Example 2: A smiling doorman helped Grandma carry her bags.
Example 3: The doorman knew every family in the building by name.
Fun Fact
In British English, a doorman at a hotel or office is sometimes called a commissionaire.
Practise the CREST Way
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
d__rman
a) ou
b) ow
c) oo
d) oa
Show answer
c) oo. Door has two o's, and doorman keeps them.
Word Champ
Which of the words cannot be made using the letters in the given word?
doorman
a) random
b) road
c) moon
d) drama
Show answer
d) drama. Drama needs two a's, and doorman has only one.
Jumble Tumble
What is the meaning of the word that can be formed from the given letters?
mndaroo
a) someone who repairs broken shoes
b) someone who opens a hotel door
c) someone who sells fruit at a market
d) someone who drives a school bus
Show answer
b) someone who opens a hotel door. Mndaroo rearranges to doorman, the person who greets hotel guests.
Spell Spies
Choose the option with no spelling errors:
a) doorman, hotel, guest, luggage
b) doorman, hotal, gest, luggage
c) doorman, hottel, guest, lagguge
d) doorman, hotel, guast, lugage
Show answer
a) doorman, hotel, guest, luggage. Hotel ends in el, guest has a silent u, and luggage has a double g.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of these might a doorman do for a hotel guest?
a) call a taxi
b) fix a tap
c) cook dinner
d) teach a lesson
Show answer
a) call a taxi
2. Which of these people does a job most like a doorman's?
a) a carpenter
b) a bus conductor
c) a photographer
d) a receptionist
Show answer
d) a receptionist
