Porter
Por´ter
| n. | 1. | A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. |
| 1. | A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire. | |
| 2. | (Forging) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; - called also | |
| 3. | A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities. |
| Noun | 1. |  porter - a person employed to carry luggage and supplies |
| 2. | porter - someone who guards an entrance | |
| 3. | Porter - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) Synonyms: Katherine Anne Porter | |
| 4. | Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Synonyms: Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter | |
| 5. | Porter - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) Synonyms: O. Henry, William Sydney Porter | |
| 6. | porter - a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) Synonyms: Pullman porter | |
| 7. | porter - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley Synonyms: porter's beer | |
| Verb | 1. | porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" |
PORTER. The name of an ancient English officer who bore or carried a rod
before the justices. The door-keeper of the English parliament also bears
this name.
2. One who is employed as a common carrier to carry goods from one
place to another in the same town, is also called a porter. Such person is
in general answerable as a common carrier. Story, Bailm. Sec. 496.