Noun: porter por-tu(r)- A person employed to carry luggage and supplies
- Someone who guards an entrance
- doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary - A railway employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
- Pullman porter - A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
- porter's beer Verb: porter por-tu(r)- Carry luggage or supplies
"They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" Noun: Porter por-tu(r)- United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
- Katherine Anne Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
- Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
- William Sydney Porter, O. Henry
Derived forms: portered, portering, porters Type of: ale, author, carry, composer, employe [US], employee, guard, jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn], transport, writer Encyclopedia: Porter, ME Porter, Indiana Porter, MN Porter, Minnesota Porter, Maine Porter, In Porter, California Porter Porter, Gene Stratton, Cabin Porter, IN Porter, George Porter, Washington Porter, WI Porter, West Virginia Porter, Wisconsin Porter, William Sidney, House Porter, Texas Porter, OK Porter, New York Porter, Oklahoma Porter, Steve Porter, Quincy |