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porter

/ porter /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

Type of:

ale

noun Sense 2

a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

Type of:

employee

noun Sense 3

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

Type of:

laborer manual laborer labourer

Kinds of:

redcap skycap

Derived:

port

noun Sense 4

United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

Type of:

writer author

noun Sense 5

United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

Type of:

composer

noun Sense 6

United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

Type of:

writer author

verb Sense 7

carry luggage or supplies

"They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

Type of:

transport carry

Derived:

porterage

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

noun Sense 8

someone who guards an entrance

Type of:

guard

Kinds of:

commissionaire night porter ticket collector ticket taker

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ale employee laborer manual laborer labourer redcap skycap writer author composer transport carry