Porter (redirected from Porters)

Por·ter  (pôrtr, pr-), Cole Albert 1891?-1964.

American composer and lyricist remembered for his witty and sophisticated Broadway scores for musicals such as Anything Goes (1929).

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Porter, Edwin Stanton 1869-1941.

American filmmaker whose works include the first edited film, The Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery (both 1903).

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Porter, Katherine Anne 1890-1980.

American writer known for her carefully crafted short stories as well as her novel Ship of Fools (1962). She won a Pulitzer Prize for her Collected Stories (1965).

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Porter, Rodney Robert 1917-1985.

British biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for research on the chemical structure and nature of antibodies.

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por·ter ¹  (pôrtr, pr-)

n.

1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.

2. A railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeping car or parlor car.

3. A maintenance worker for a building or institution.

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[Middle English portour, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin porttor, from Latin portre, to carry; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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por·ter ²  (pôrtr, pr-)

n. Chiefly British

One in charge of a gate or door.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin portrius, from Latin porta, gate; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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por·ter ³  (pôrtr, pr-)

n.

A dark beer resembling light stout, made from malt browned or charred by drying at a high temperature.

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[Short for porter's ale.]

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porter ¹

Noun

1. a man employed to carry luggage at a railway station or hotel

2. a hospital worker who transfers patients between rooms [Latin portare to carry]

porterage n

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porter ²

Noun

Chiefly Brit a doorman or gatekeeper of a building [Latin porta door]

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porter ³

Noun

Brit a dark sweet ale brewed from black malt [short for porter's ale]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	porter - a person employed to carry luggage and supplies laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor redcap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station skycap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport
	2.	porter - someone who guards an entrance       door guard, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, gatekeeper, doorkeeper commissionaire - a uniformed doorman guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone night porter - a porter on duty during the night ticket collector, ticket taker - someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets
	3.	Porter - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) Katherine Anne Porter
	4.	Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter
	5.	Porter - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) O. Henry, William Sydney Porter
	6.	porter - a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) Pullman porter employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
	7.	porter - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley porter's beer ale - a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
Verb	1.	porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

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porter ¹

noun baggage attendant, carrier, bearer, baggage-carrier

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porter ²

noun Chiefly Brit. doorman, caretaker, janitor, concierge, gatekeeper

Translations

porter [ˈpɔːtəʳ] n (for luggage) → maletero (= doorkeeper); portero/a, conserje m/f;

(US) (RAIL) → mozo de los coches-cama

porter [ˈpɔːtəʳ] n (for luggage) → porteur m (= doorkeeper); gardien(ne); portier m

porter [ˈpɔːtəʳ] n (for luggage) → Gepäckträger m;

(doorkeeper) → Pförtner m;

(US) (Rail) → Schlafwagenschaffner(in) m(f)

porter [ˈpɔːtəʳ] n (for luggage) → facchino, portabagagli m inv (= doorkeeper); portiere m; portinaio;

(US ) (RAIL) → addetto ai vagoni letto

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porter

n porter [ˈpoːtə]

1 a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train. karweier بَوّاب، حَمّال носач nosič drager der Gepäckträger αχθοφόρος mozo de equipajes, maletero pakikandja باربر kantaja porteur/-euse סַבָּל कुली nosač hordár kuli burðarmaður facchino 赤帽 (정거장의) 짐꾼 nešikas nesējs pelayan kereta api kruier bærer bagażowy carregador hamal носильщик nosič nosač nosač bärare, stadsbud พนักงานยกกระเป๋าบนรถไฟ hamal (火車站等的)行李搬運工人 носильник, носій حمال، قلي người khuân vác hành lý （火车站等的）行李搬运工人

2 a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport He set off into the jungle with three porters. karweier عَتّال хамалин nosič bærer der Träger βαστάζος cargador koormakandja حمال kantaja porteur/-euse סַבָּל कुली, बोझ उठाने वाला nosač teherhordó kuli burðarmaður bortabagagli かつぎ人夫 (오지의) 운반인 nešikas nesējs pembawa barang drager bærer tragarz carregador hamal носильщик nosič nosač nosač bärare พนักงานยกกระเป๋า yük taşıyıcı (insan) 搬運工人 носій باربردار phu khuân vác 搬运工人

3 a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc a hospital porter. portier حارِس ، بوّاب портиер vrátný, -á dørvogter; portør der Portier θυρωρός, πορτιέρης portero uksehoidja دربان portieeri, vahtimestari portier/-ière שׁוֹעֵר दरबान, द्वारपाल vratar portás penjaga pintu dyravörður portiere ポーター 문지기, 수위 durininkas, šveicorius šveicars penjaga pintu portier dørvakt, portner portier porteiro portar швейцар, привратник vrátnik, -čka vratar, receptor portir dörrvakt, portier คนเฝ้าประตู kapıcı 守門人 воротар, швейцар چوکيدار người gác cổng; bảo vệ 守门人