porter (n.)

  1. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

  2. someone who guards an entrance

    [ Syn: doorkeeper , doorman , door guard , hall porter , gatekeeper , ostiary ]

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

    [ Syn: porter , katherine anne porter ]

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

    [ Syn: porter , cole porter , cole albert porter ]

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

    [ Syn: porter , william sydney porter , o. henry ]

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

    [ Syn: pullman porter ]

  7. a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

    [ Syn: porters beer ]

    porter (v.)

  1. carry luggage or supplies; They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists'

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