Search Result:porter
KK Pronunciation
〔 `portL, `pɒr- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋpɒ:tә 〕
Overview of noun porter
The noun porter has 7 senses
- porter -- (a person employed to carry luggage and supplies)
- doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary -- (someone who guards an entrance)
- Porter, Katherine Anne Porter -- (United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980))
- Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter -- (United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946))
- Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry -- (United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910))
- porter, Pullman porter -- (a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars))
- porter, porter's beer -- (a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley)
Overview of verb porter
The verb porter has 1 sense
- porter -- (carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists")