a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
someone who guards an entrance
[ Syn: doorkeeper , doorman , door guard , hall porter , gatekeeper , ostiary ]
United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
[ Syn: porter , katherine anne porter ]
United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
[ Syn: porter , cole porter , cole albert porter ]
United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
[ Syn: porter , william sydney porter , o. henry ]
a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
[ Syn: pullman porter ]
a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
[ Syn: porters beer ]
porter (n.)
carry luggage or supplies; They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists'