porter has definitions from the fields of food,work,writing,music
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[ noun ] (work) someone who guards the entrance to a building

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

Hieronymus , like Piepsam , makes his protest quite in_vain , and his rejection , though not fatal , is ridiculous and humiliating ; he is simply thrown_out of the shop by the porter .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 129
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[ noun ] (work) a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

Used in print

(Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)

And the hours were six-thirty in the morning until eleven at night on Saturdays and during sales , and there were no chairs and you could n't smoke and the cooling was overhead fans and there was no porter or janitor .

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laborer skycap redcap

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[ noun ] (writing) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

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writer

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[ noun ] (writing) American writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

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writer

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[ noun ] (music) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

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composer

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[ verb ] carry luggage or supplies

Examples

"They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

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transport

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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1200
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[ noun ] (work) a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

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employee

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[ noun ] (food) a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

Synonyms

porter's_beer

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ale stout

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