porter

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

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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a person who carries luggage and related objects
in the bowling industry, 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) another name for stout — see stout

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[edit] Verb

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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[edit] Etymology

From Latin portare.

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porter

  1. to carry
  2. to wear

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   Conjugation of porter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive porter avoir porté
gerund en portant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle portant
past participle porté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present porte portes porte portons portez portent
imperfect portais portais portait portions portiez portaient
past historic portai portas porta portâmes portâtes portèrent
future porterai porteras portera porterons porterez porteront
conditional porterais porterais porterait porterions porteriez porteraient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present porte portes porte portions portiez portent
imperfect portasse portasses portât portassions portassiez portassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— porte — portons portez —

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