porter.
A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.
Meaning & usage
A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.
goods porter
By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.
An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.
A person in control of the entrance to a building.
An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
Stout (malt brew).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
To serve as a porter; to carry.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
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