porter
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[ noun ] (work) someone who guards the entrance to a building
Synonyms doorman hall_porter door_guard gatekeeper ostiary doorkeeper 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 . Related terms |
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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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[ noun ] (writing) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
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[ noun ] (writing) American writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
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[ noun ] (music) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
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[ verb ] carry luggage or supplies
Examples "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" Related terms |
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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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[ noun ] (food) a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
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