porteur.
carrier (one who carries)
Meaning & usage
carrier (one who carries)
chaise à porteurs
porter (person who carries luggage and related objects)
bringer; bearer
porteur d'un message
titre au porteur
wearer (one who wears)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. By surface analysis, porter + -eur.
carrying (in the process or carrying)
une mère porteuse
booming, flourishing, high-growth
un marché porteur
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōrem, from Latin portō. By surface analysis, porter + -eur.
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