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Porter

/ˈpɔːtə/

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

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📖 Definitions of "Porter"

noun

1
A person who carries luggage and related objects.
"By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting."
2
An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
3
One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).

🔄 Synonyms of "Porter"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gatekeepernoun	A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
doormannoun	A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
redcapnoun	(US, rail transport) A porter in a US railway station.
doorkeepernoun	The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.
hall porternoun	A hotel worker who carries luggage to the rooms of guests.
door guardnoun	someone who guards an entrance
pullman porter	Pullman porters were men hired to work for the railroads as porters on sleeping cars.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Porter"

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Word	Definition
hall porternoun	A hotel worker who carries luggage to the rooms of guests.
doormannoun	A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
gatekeepernoun	A person or group who controls access to something or somebody.
doorkeepernoun	The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.
redcapnoun	(US, rail transport) A porter in a US railway station.
door guardnoun	someone who guards an entrance
pullman porter	Pullman porters were men hired to work for the railroads as porters on sleeping cars.
carriernoun	A person or object that carries someone or something else.
carryingnoun	Transportation.
packernoun	A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
lodgenoun	A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
lodgingnoun	A place to live or lodge.
conciergenoun	One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
carrynoun	A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
boltnoun	A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
labourernoun	British standard spelling of laborer.
bearernoun	One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
deliverernoun	One who delivers.
bearingnoun	(in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.
janitornoun	(chiefly US, Philippines) Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.