porter

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Singular
porter

Plural
porters

porter (plural porters)

  1. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
    By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.
  2. A person in control of the entrance to a building
  3. In the bowling industry, an employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
  4. A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
  5. (Ireland) Another name for the malt brew stout.

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Infinitive
to porter

Third person singular
porters

Simple past
portered

Past participle
portered

Present participle
portering

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

  1. To serve as a porter, to carry.

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From Latin portare.

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porter

  1. to carry
  2. to wear

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