porter
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɹtɚ/
The English word “porter” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.
- An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
- One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
- A person in control of the entrance to a building.
- An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
- A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
- Stout (malt brew).
verb
Etymology
From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.
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