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 (character), a Marvel Comics superhero
Film and television 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 "The Doorman" (Seinfeld), an episode of Seinfeld "Doorman" (Wonder Man), an episode of Wonder Man
Music "Doorman" (song), by British rapper Slowthai and featuring Mura Masa from his 2019 album Nothing Great About Britain "Doorman", a rock song by Stereophonics from the 2005 album Language. Sex. Violence. Other?
Other uses Karel Doorman (1889-1942), Dutch Rear Admiral , a Second World War Dutch merchant ship Doorman, a village in Kunduz Province in Afghanistan Uzi Doorman, the main character of the animated series, Murder Drones
See also Chancellor, originally posted at a door post