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porter¹ Definition

por·ter (pôr′tər)

noun

  1. a doorkeeper or gatekeeper
  2. R.C.Ch., Historical the lowest of the four minor orders

Etymology: ME < OFr portier < LL portarius < L porta, gate: see port

porter² Definition

por·ter (pôr′tər)

noun

  1. a person who carries luggage, etc. for hire or as an attendant at a railroad station, hotel, etc.
  2. ☆ an employee who sweeps, cleans, does errands, etc. as in a bank, store, or restaurant
  3. ☆ a railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeper or parlor car

  4. Etymology: abbrev. of porter's ale

    a dark-brown beer made from charred or browned malt and produced by rapid fermentation at a relatively high temperature

Etymology: ME portour < OFr porteour < LL portator < L portare, to carry: see fare

Porter Definition

Por·ter (pôr′tər)

  1. Porter, Cole (kōl) 1891-1964; U.S. composer of popular songs

  2. Porter, David 1780-1843; U.S. naval officer & diplomat

  3. pôrt′ər

    Porter, David Dixon (dik′sən) 1813-91; Union admiral in the Civil War: son of David

  4. Porter, Lord George 1920-2002; Brit. chemist

  5. Porter, Katherine Anne 1890-1980; U.S. short-story writer, essayist, & novelist

  6. Porter, Rodney Robert 1917-85; Brit. biochemist

porter Synonyms

porter

n.

  1. A gatekeeper

    doorkeeper, doorman, lodgekeeper, gamekeeper, caretaker, ostiary, janitor; see also watchman.

  2. A person, who carries another's things

    carrier, transporter, bellboy, pullman porter, redcap, skycap, buttons*, bellhop*, hop*.

porter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • trek: A rest stop during the day's trek The porters were quite amazing.
  • ask: Do not be afraid to ask the porters in your college about any practical problems you have.
  • hire: Beside by hiring a porter I am distributing my tourist money among the economy... .
  • contain: An arched entrance block containing the porter 's lodge was added at the south of the site.
  • employ: For waste removal, they employed unsuspecting local porters and on one occasion the guide.
  • tell: He told a porter, who gave the appropriate signal.

Converse of subject

carry: Baggage On the majority of treks all your trek baggage will be carried by porters or pack animals.

Adjective modifier

Nepalese: In a study of Nepalese porters, 45 per cent had experienced medical problems on treks.

Preposition: on

duty: The block has security phones, and porters on duty 24 hours.

Noun used with modifier

  • kitchen: There are no upper age limits to becoming a kitchen porter.
  • altitude: He later christened an elite group of high altitude porters the " Tigers " .
  • railroad: Same day, at Norton, Mr John DOBSON, railroad goods porter, aged 63.
  • hospital: Some of these jobs e.g. hospital porter involve heavy lifting which he now cannot do.
  • night: A night porter will greet you whatever time you arrive or help you to catch a night or early ferry.
  • hotel: Don't leave them with hotel porters for safe keeping.

Possessives

  • lodge: We will meet outside the porter's lodge at 2pm.
  • desk: Bulky letters are put in the large pigeon holes, opposite the porter's desk.
  • room: At the east wall is a gateway, with a porter's room by it.

Preposition: in

hotel: He makes the analogy with a night porter in a hotel who is on duty.

Modifies a noun

protection: Tourism Concern have successfully campaigned for tour operator porter protection policies.