porter - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'porter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Porter

[ n.]

- A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
- A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.
- 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 porter bar.
- A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.

Meaning of 'porter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . porter

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- carry luggage or supplies

Example in sentence:

They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists

Nearby Words:

poraille porbeagle porcate porcelain porcelainized porcelaneous porcelanite porcelanous porcellaneous porcellanous

See 'porter' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Social supporter
A group member whose dissenting views make nonconformity to the group easier, known as social supporter.

Categories

Browse Dictionary