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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun porter has 7 senses
- porter(n = noun.person) - a person employed to carry luggage and supplies; is a kind of jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
- porter(n = noun.person) door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary - someone who guards an entrance; has particulars: commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker
- porter(n = noun.person) katherine anne porter - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980); is a kind of author, writer
- porter(n = noun.person) cole albert porter, cole porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946); is a kind of composer
- porter(n = noun.person) o. henry, william sydney porter - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910); is a kind of author, writer
- porter(n = noun.person) pullman porter - a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars); is a kind of employee
- porter(n = noun.food) porter's beer - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley; is a kind of ale
has particulars: redcap, skycap
Derived forms verb port5, verb porter1
is a kind of guard
Verb porter has 1 sense
- porter(v = verb.contact) - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" is one way to carry, transport
Derived forms noun porter1, noun porterage2, noun porterage1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
porter, n. [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a gate, door. See Port a gate.].
A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. Shak. [1913 Webster]
"To him the porter openeth."
[1913 Webster]
porter, n. [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L. portare. See Port to carry.].
- A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire. [1913 Webster]
- A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also
porter bar . [1913 Webster] - A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities. [1913 Webster]" Porter is said to be so called as having been first used chiefly by the London porters, and this application of the word is supposed to be not older than 1750." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
porter, n.
1 a a person employed to carry luggage etc., esp. a railway, airport, or hotel employee. b a hospital employee who moves equipment, trolleys, etc.
2 a dark-brown bitter beer brewed from charred or browned malt (app. orig. made esp. for porters).
3 US a sleeping-car attendant.
1 a a person employed to carry luggage etc., esp. a railway, airport, or hotel employee. b a hospital employee who moves equipment, trolleys, etc.
2 a dark-brown bitter beer brewed from charred or browned malt (app. orig. made esp. for porters).
3 US a sleeping-car attendant.
Derivative
porterage n.
porter, n. Brit. a gatekeeper or doorkeeper, esp. of a large building.
Etymology
ME & AF, OF portier f. LL portarius f. porta door
THESAURUS
porter
Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, baggage man, bakehead, bearer, bheesty, brakeman, brakie, busboy, butcher, caddie, caretaker, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, cerberus, cleaner, common carrier, concierge, conductor, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, dispatcher, doorkeeper, doorman, drayman, express, expressman, fireman, footplate man, freighter, gatekeeper, guard, gun bearer, hauler, homing pigeon, janitor, letter carrier, lineman, litter-bearer, ostiary, railroad man, railroader, receptionist, redcap, shield-bearer, skycap, smoke agent, stationmaster, stevedore, stoker, stretcher-bearer, super, superintendent, switchman, the Water Bearer, trainboy, trainman, trainmaster, transporter, truck driver, trucker, usher, wagoner, warden, watchman, water boy, water carrier, yardman, yardmasterROGET THESAURUS
porter
Stopper
N stopper, stopple, plug, cork, bung, spike, spill, stopcock, tap, rammer, ram, ramrod, piston, stop-gap, wadding, stuffing, padding, stopping, dossil, pledget, tompion, tourniquet, cover, valve, vent peg, spigot, slide valve, janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.Carrier
N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.
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