As I understand it a "commissionaire" is only used in British English (or so says the dictionary), but then what is the American English alternative?
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Typically people use Doorman
a usually uniformed attendant at the door of a building (as a hotel or apartment building)
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And the British definition of doorman: a man such as a porter, bouncer, or janitor who is on duty at the entrance to a large building, is incorrect in the U.S.: bouncers and porters are not doormen (janitor means something different in England as well, so I can't comment on that one). May 14, 2016 at 11:47
As in MacMillan Dictionary the alternatives are :
bellboy : a man whose job is to carry people’s bags to their room in a hotel
bellhop : a person whose job is to carry people’s bags to their room in a hotel
chambermaid : a woman whose job is to clean the bedrooms in a hotel
and from Wikipedia,
"A bellhop (North America) or hotel porter (international) is a hotel porter, who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform (see bell-boy hat), like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation is also called bellman and bellboy."
