| NOUN | person | porter | a person employed to carry luggage and supplies |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | porter, doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary | someone who guards / guards an entrance | |
| person | Porter, Katherine Anne Porter | United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) | |
| person | Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter | United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) | |
| person | Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry | United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) | |
| person | porter, Pullman porter | a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) | |
| food | porter, porter's beer | a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley | |
| VERB | contact | porter | carry luggage or supplies |
| Sounds | pao'rter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A person employed to carry luggage and supplies. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack | someone who works with their hands |
| Spanish | changador, changarín, faquín, fardero, ganapán, mozo de cordel, mozo de cuerda, mozo de esquina, palanquín | |
| Catalan | bastaix, camàlic, mosso, porter | |
| Verbs | port | carry, bear, convey, or bring |
| porter | carry luggage or supplies | |
| Meaning | someone who guards / guards an entrance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary | |
| Narrower | commissionaire | A uniformed doorman |
| 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 | |
| Broader | guard | A person who keeps watch over something or someone |
| Spanish | conserje, guardabarrera, ostiario, portero | |
| Catalan | conserge, ostiario, porter | |
| Meaning | United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Katherine Anne Porter | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Spanish | Katherine Anne Porter, Porter | |
| Catalan | Katherine Anne Porter, Porter | |
| Meaning | United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter | |
| Instance of | composer | someone who composes music as a profession |
| Spanish | Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter, Porter | |
| Catalan | Cole Porter | |
| Meaning | United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | William Sydney Porter, O. Henry | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Spanish | O. Henry, William Sydney Porter | |
| Catalan | O. Henry, Porter | |
| Meaning | A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | Pullman porter | |
| Broader | employee | A worker who is hired to perform a job |
| Spanish | mozo de ferrocarril, mozo | |
| Meaning | A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | porter's beer | |
| Broader | ale | A general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast |
| Spanish | cerveza negra | |
| Catalan | cervesa negra | |
| Meaning | carry luggage or supplies. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" | |
| Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| Nouns | porter | a person employed to carry luggage and supplies |
| porterage | the transportation of burdens by porters | |
| porterage | the charge for carrying burdens by porters | |
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