porter¹ Definition
por·ter (pôr′tər)
noun
- a doorkeeper or gatekeeper
- 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
- a person who carries luggage, etc. for hire or as an attendant at a railroad station, hotel, etc.
- ☆ an employee who sweeps, cleans, does errands, etc. as in a bank, store, or restaurant
- ☆ a railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeper or parlor car
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)
Porter, Cole (kōl) 1891-1964; U.S. composer of popular songs
Porter, David 1780-1843; U.S. naval officer & diplomat
- pôrt′ər
Porter, David Dixon (dik′sən) 1813-91; Union admiral in the Civil War: son of David
Porter, Lord George 1920-2002; Brit. chemist
Porter, Katherine Anne 1890-1980; U.S. short-story writer, essayist, & novelist
Porter, Rodney Robert 1917-85; Brit. biochemist
porter Synonyms
porter
n.
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.
Browse dictionary entries near porter
- ‹ portentous
- ‹ portent
- ‹ portend
- ‹ porte-monnaie
- ‹ porte-cochere
- ‹ Porte
- ‹ portcullis
- ‹ portative
- ‹ portance
- ‹ portamento

