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doorsman

doorsman noun: a person employed as a barker to solicit customers for a photographer.

Noun

doorsman (plural doorsmen)

  1. (historical) A person employed as a barker to solicit customers for a photographer.

Forms of doorsman

pluraldoorsmen

Origin of doorsman

From door + -s- + -man.

Questions about doorsman

What does doorsman mean?
Doorsman means a person employed as a barker to solicit customers for a photographer.
What part of speech is doorsman?
Doorsman is a noun.
What is the plural of doorsman?
The plural of doorsman is doorsmen.

Words near doorsman in the dictionary

  1. doorsills
  2. doorslab
  3. doorslabs
  4. doorslam
  5. doorslams
  6. doorsman
  7. doorsmen
  8. doorstaff
  9. doorstead
  10. doorsteads
  11. doorstep

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