PORTER

porter, porter's beer

(noun) a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary

(noun) someone who guards an entrance

porter, Pullman porter

(noun) a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

porter

(noun) a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry

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

Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter

(noun) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

Porter, Katherine Anne Porter

(noun) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

porter

(verb) carry luggage or supplies; “They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

porter (plural porters)

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

(entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.

(computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).

Etymology 2

Noun

porter (plural porters)

A person in control of the entrance to a building.

(bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.

A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.

(Ireland) Stout (malt brew).

Coordinate terms

• (strong, dark ale): beer, stout

Verb

porter (third-person singular simple present porters, present participle portering, simple past and past participle portered)

To serve as a porter; to carry.

Anagrams

• Perrot, perrot, porret, pretor, proter, report, troper

Proper noun

Porter

A surname.

A male given name

Anagrams

• Perrot, perrot, porret, pretor, proter, report, troper

Source: Wiktionary

Por"ter, n. Etym: [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a gate, door. See Port a gate.]

Definition: A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. Shak. To him the porter openeth. John x. 3.

Por"ter, n. Etym: [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L. portare. See Port to carry.]

1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.

2. (Forging)

Definition: A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled is hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar.

3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.

Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first used chiefly by the London porters, and this application of the word is supposed to be not older than 1750.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition