Porter

Quick meaning: Porter is a noun meaning A person who carries luggage and related objects.

Meaning

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

More Meanings

1. (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
2. (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
3. (countable) A person in control of the entrance to a building.
4. (countable, bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
5. (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
6. (beer, Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
7. To serve as a porter; to carry.

Example Sentences

Achilles! a drayman, a porter, a very camel.

the unsmotherable delight of all the porters and by - standers

By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.

[…] useful only if you are a Perl porter or implementor and you want to check the efficiency of the hashing algorithm.

Word Forms

• porters
• portering
• portered

Synonyms for porter

Depending on context, synonyms include gatekeeper, doorman, redcap, doorkeeper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include doorman, gatekeeper, doorkeeper, redcap, carrier, carrying.

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