Definition

Noun: - Porter, carrier, dockworker: A person whose job is to carry heavy loads, typically at markets, docks, train stations, or warehouses. The term is now considered old-fashioned and reflects a historical type of manual labor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trước kia, ở bến tàu có rất nhiều phu bốc vác. (In the past, there were many porters at the dock.)
  • Công việc của một phu bốc vác rất vất vả và nặng nhọc. (The work of a porter is very hard and laborious.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "phu bốc vác" is almost exclusively used in historical or literary contexts to describe manual laborers from the past. In modern Vietnamese, more specific terms like (loading/unloading worker) or simply are preferred.

Variants and Related Words

• Bốc vác (verb/noun): To load/unload or carry heavy goods; the act of loading/unloading.
  • Anh ấy làm nghề bốc vác ở chợ. (He works as a loader at the market.)
• Phu khuân vác: A near-synonymous old term for a porter or carrier.
• Người khuân vác: A modern, more neutral term for a mover or porter.

Synonyms

• Người lao động chân tay: Manual laborer.
• Công nhân bốc xếp: Loading/unloading worker.

Related Phrases

• Làm phu bốc vác: To work as a porter.
  • Ông nội tôi ngày xưa từng làm phu bốc vác ở ga Hà Nội. (My grandfather once worked as a porter at Hanoi station.)

1. (từ cũ) Porter