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porter

/ˈpɔɹtɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Porter means: someone who guards an entrance.

Synonyms for porter12

noun, as in someone who guards an entrance

doorkeeper, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary

noun, as in United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter

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

William Sydney Porter, O. Henry

noun, as in United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

Katherine Anne Porter

noun, as in a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

Pullman porter

noun, as in a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

porter's beer

What does porter mean?8

noun

1

someone who guards an entrance

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

7

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

verb

1

carry luggage or supplies“They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with porter?8

three syllables

reportersupporterexportertransporterimporter
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Porter in a sentence

  • If a porter carries your luggage, don't forget to tip him.CK
  • Don't forget to tip the porter for carrying your luggage.CM
  • Please have the porter take the baggage to our room.CM
  • Kumiko got a porter to carry her suitcase at the airport.CN
  • I had the porter take my suitcases to my room.CK
  • She had her heavy suitcase carried by the porter.CK
  • Don't forget to tell the porter to carry our luggage.CK
  • I work as a porter for this transportation company.mervert1

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of porter

as a noun

plural
porters

as a verb

third-person singular
porters
present participle
portering
past participle
portered
past tense
portered