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porter
/'poʊrtər/
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  1. noun
    a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

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    pullman porter
    type of:
    employee
  2. noun
    someone who guards an entrance

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    door guard doorkeeper doorman gatekeeper hall porter ostiary
    type of:
    guard
  3. noun
    United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

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    cole albert porter cole porter
  4. noun
    United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

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    o. henry william sydney porter
  5. noun
    a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

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    porter's beer
    type of:
    ale
  6. noun
    United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

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    katherine anne porter
  7. noun
    a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
  8. verb
    carry luggage or supplies
    "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
    type of:
    carry transport
Examples of porter
  • "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
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