单词 | light porter |
释义 | > as lemmaslight porter light porter n. now rare a person employed as a porter for light loads, such as parcels, luggage, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > by a person > person who bearereOE portera1382 carriera1398 load-man1487 coal-heaver1654 light porter1772 toter1817 packer1871 1772 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 29 Oct. There are now wanted several young men as foot-men, errand-lads, and light porters for shops. 1854 C. Dickens Hard Times ii. i. 135 A deaf serving-woman, and the light porter completed Mrs. Sparsit's empire. 1962 Daily Mail 25 Jan. 8/3 (advt.) Light porter for wholesale Silversmiths in West End of London. < as lemmas |
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