Definition

1. Noun:
   • A hotel employee who works overnight: A "night porter" is a hotel worker whose duty shift occurs during the night hours, typically responsible for tasks like receiving late guests, handling luggage, and providing security or basic services while the main reception is closed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Please leave your key at the desk for the night porter. (This instructs a guest to give their key to the overnight staff member.)
  • The night porter helped me with my bags when I arrived after midnight. (This describes the porter assisting a late-arriving guest.)
  • If you need anything during the night, just ring the bell for the night porter. (This informs guests how to contact the overnight employee.)

Advanced Usage

• The role can imply broader responsibilities beyond portering, such as light security, answering phone calls, and dealing with minor guest issues throughout the night shift.
  • The night porter also makes sure all the external doors are locked. (This shows an added security duty.)

Variants and Related Words

• Porter (n): A person employed to carry luggage and run errands, especially at a hotel, station, or airport.
  • The porter took our suitcases to the room.
• Night auditor (n): A hotel employee who works overnight, often combining front desk duties with accounting tasks. This is a related but more specialized role.
• Concierge (n): A hotel employee who assists guests with services like reservations or tickets. This is a different, often daytime, role.

Synonyms

• Overnight attendant: A person on duty during the night.
• Night watchman: A person employed to guard a building at night. This shares the "night duty" concept but emphasizes security over guest service.

Related Phrases

• On the night shift: Working during nighttime hours.
  • He works on the night shift at the hotel.
• Duty porter: A porter who is currently on shift. "Night porter" specifies the time of that duty.

Noun

1. a porter on duty during the night