Porter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɔːrtər|
Brit.
|ˈpɔːtə|
noun
- a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
- someone who guards an entrance (syn: doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper)
- United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
- United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
- United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
- a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
- a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
- someone who guards an entrance (syn: doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper)
- United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
- United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
- United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
- a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
- a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
verb
- carry luggage or supplies
They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists
Extra examples
They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists
She gave the porter a dollar for carrying her suitcase.
The porter will expect a tip.
Dr Porter told the court that the post-mortem revealed signs of strangulation.
Word forms
noun
singular: porter
plural: porters
singular: porter
plural: porters
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