Porter

/'pɔ:tə/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person employed to carry luggage or supplies: A porter is someone whose job is to carry bags, suitcases, or other loads, especially at hotels, train stations, or airports.
    • A doorkeeper or gatekeeper: A porter is someone who guards or controls the entrance to a building, such as a hotel, hospital, or large apartment building.
    • A type of dark beer: Porter is a very dark, sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley.
    • A railroad attendant: In historical contexts, a porter was a railroad employee who assisted passengers, especially on sleeping cars.

  2. Verb:

    • To carry luggage or supplies: To porter means to transport or carry items, typically as a job or service.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Carrier):
    • The hotel porter carried our bags to the room.
    • We hired a porter to help with our equipment on the hiking trail.
  • Noun (Doorkeeper):
    • The apartment porter will let you in after hours.
    • He works as a night porter at the hospital.
  • Noun (Beer):
    • I'll have a pint of porter, please.
    • This brewery makes a very smooth, chocolatey porter.
  • Verb:
    • They had to porter all their water for the three-day trek.
    • The supplies were portered up the mountain by a local team.
Advanced Usage
  • "Porter's lodge": A small room or building at the entrance to a college, hospital, or other institution where a porter is stationed.
    • Visitors must check in at the porter's lodge.
  • "Baggage porter": Specifically emphasizes the role of carrying luggage.
    • Look for a baggage porter near the taxi stand.
Variants and Related Words
  • Portage (n): The act of carrying or transporting, especially boats or goods overland between two bodies of water.
    • The long portage between the lakes was exhausting.
  • Porterage (n): The work of a porter; the charge for carrying goods.
    • The porterage fee is included in the bill.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Carrier): Bearer, carrier, baggage handler.
  • Noun (Doorkeeper): Doorman, gatekeeper, concierge (in some contexts), janitor.
  • Noun (Beer): Stout (a similar, often stronger, dark beer).
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Porter" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. The verb form is typically used directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically centered on the word "porter.")

Noun
  1. a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
  2. a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
  3. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
  4. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
  5. United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
  6. someone who guards an entrance
  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

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