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(pɔːʳtəʳ)

Word forms: plural porters

1. countable noun

A porter is a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance of a building such as a hotel.

[British]regional note: in AM, use doorman

2. countable noun

A porter is a person whose job is to carry things, for example people's luggage at a railway station or in a hotel.

3. countable noun

A porter on a train is a person whose job is to make up beds in the sleeping car and to help passengers.

[US]regional note: in BRIT, usually use attendant

4. countable noun

In a hospital, a porter is someone whose job is to move patients from place to place.

[mainly British]regional note: in AM, usually use orderly

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porter in British English 1

(ˈpɔːtə)

noun

a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc, esp at a railway station or hotel

(in hospitals) a person employed to move patients from place to place

3. US and Canadian

a railway employee who waits on passengers, esp in a sleeper

4. East Africa

a manual labourer

Word origin

C14: from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōr, from Latin portāre to carry

porter in British English 2

(ˈpɔːtə)

noun

1. mainly British

a person in charge of a gate or door; doorman or gatekeeper

a person employed by a university or college as a caretaker and doorkeeper who also answers enquiries

a person in charge of the maintenance of a building, esp a block of flats

4. Also called: ostiary Roman Catholic Church

a person ordained to what was formerly the lowest in rank of the minor orders

Word origin

C13: from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius doorkeeper, from Latin porta door

porter in British English 3

(ˈpɔːtə)

noun

British

a dark sweet ale brewed from black malt

Word origin

C18: shortened from porter's ale, apparently because it was a favourite beverage of porters

Porter in British English

(ˈpɔːtə)

noun

Cole. 1893–1964, US composer and lyricist of musical comedies. His most popular songs include Night and Day and Let's do It

George, Baron Porter of Luddenham. 1920–2002, British chemist, who shared a Nobel prize for chemistry in 1967 for his work on flash photolysis

Katherine Anne. 1890–1980, US short-story writer and novelist. Her best-known collections of stories are Flowering Judas (1930) and Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1939)

Peter. 1929–2010, Australian poet, lived in Britain

Rodney Robert. 1917–85, British biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1972 for determining the structure of an antibody

6. William Sidney. original name of O. Henry

Porter in American English

(ˈpɔrtər)

Cole (koʊl) 1891-1964; U.S. composer of popular songs

David1780-1843; U.S. naval officer & diplomat

ˈDavid Dixon (ˈdɪksən) 1813-91; Union admiral in the Civil War: son of David

Lord George1920-2002; Brit. chemist

Katherine Anne1890-1980; U.S. short-story writer, essayist, & novelist

Rodney Robert1917-85; Brit. biochemist

see Henry2 (sense 13)

porter in American English 1

(ˈpɔrtər)

noun

a doorkeeper or gatekeeper

2. Roman CatholicChurch; Obsolete

the lowest of the four minor orders

Word origin

ME < OFr portier < LL portarius < L porta, gate: see port5

porter in American English 2

(ˈpɔrtər)

noun

a person who carries luggage, etc. for hire or as an attendant at a railroad station, hotel, etc.

2. US

an employee who sweeps, cleans, does errands, etc. as in a bank, store, or restaurant

3. US

a railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeper or parlor car

a dark-brown beer made from charred or browned malt and produced by rapid fermentation at a relatively high temperature

Word origin

ME portour < OFr porteour < LL portator < L portare, to carry: see fare; (sense 4) abbrev. of porter's ale

porter in Hospitality

(pɔrtər)

Word forms: (regular plural) porters

noun

(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel personnel)

A porter is a person whose job is to carry things, for example, people's luggage at a hotel.

The taxi pulled up at the hotel and a porter sprinted to the door.

Our porter will carry your bags upstairs.

The porter retrieved their baggage from the car.

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The head porter covered his mouth with his white-gloved hand, not quite suppressing a rogue smile.

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British English: porter /ˈpɔːtə/ NOUN

A porter is a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance of a building such as a hotel.

Our taxi arrived at the station and a porter came to the door.

American English: porter
Arabic: شَيَّال
Brazilian Portuguese: carregador malas
Chinese: 守门人
Croatian: nosač
Czech: nosič
Danish: portner
Dutch: kruier
European Spanish: mozo
Finnish: kantaja
French: portier
German: Portier
Greek: αχθοφόρος
Italian: facchino
Japanese: ポーター
Korean: 포터
Norwegian: portner
Polish: portier
European Portuguese: carregador malas
Romanian: portar
Russian: носильщик
Latin American Spanish: mozo
Swedish: vaktmästare
Thai: พนักงานยกกระเป๋า
Turkish: hamal
Ukrainian: портьє
Vietnamese: người khuân vác

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Chinese translation of 'porter'

porter

(ˈpɔːtəʳ)

n (c)

(for luggage) 搬运(運)工 (bānyùngōng) (个(個), gè)
(Brit, = doorkeeper) 门(門)房 (ménfáng) (个(個), gè)
美 = doorman
(Brit, in hospital) 勤杂(雜)工 (qínzágōng)
美 = orderly
(US, on train) 列车(車)员(員) (lièchēyuán) (位, wèi)
英 = attendant

(noun) in the sense of baggage attendant

Definition

a man employed to carry luggage at a railway station or hotel

A porter slammed the baggage compartment doors.

Synonyms

baggage attendant

carrier

bearer

a flag bearer

baggage-carrier

(noun) in the sense of doorman

Definition

a doorman or gatekeeper of a building

British)

a porter at the block of flats

Synonyms

doorman

caretaker

The caretaker sleeps in the building all night.

janitor

My mother was the janitor in the town school.

concierge

gatekeeper

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bearer

Definition

a person or thing that carries, presents, or upholds something

a flag bearer

Synonyms

carrier,

runner,

servant,

porter,

transporter

in the sense of caretaker

Definition

a person employed to look after a place or thing

The caretaker sleeps in the building all night.

Synonyms

warden,

keeper,

porter (British),

superintendent (US),

curator,

custodian,

watchman,

janitor,

concierge

in the sense of janitor

Definition

the caretaker of a school or other building

My mother was the janitor in the town school.

Synonyms

caretaker,

porter (British),

custodian,

concierge,

doorkeeper

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单词	porter
释义	Trends of porter View usage for: porter (pɔːʳtəʳ) Word forms: plural porters 1. countable noun A porter is a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance of a building such as a hotel. [British]regional note: in AM, use doorman 2. countable noun A porter is a person whose job is to carry things, for example people's luggage at a railway station or in a hotel. 3. countable noun A porter on a train is a person whose job is to make up beds in the sleeping car and to help passengers. [US]regional note: in BRIT, usually use attendant 4. countable noun In a hospital, a porter is someone whose job is to move patients from place to place. [mainly British]regional note: in AM, usually use orderly More Synonyms of porter porter in British English 1 (ˈpɔːtə) noun 1. a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc, esp at a railway station or hotel 2. (in hospitals) a person employed to move patients from place to place 3. US and Canadian a railway employee who waits on passengers, esp in a sleeper 4. East Africa a manual labourer Word origin C14: from Old French portour, from Late Latin portātōr, from Latin portāre to carry porter in British English 2 (ˈpɔːtə) noun 1. mainly British a person in charge of a gate or door; doorman or gatekeeper 2. a person employed by a university or college as a caretaker and doorkeeper who also answers enquiries 3. a person in charge of the maintenance of a building, esp a block of flats 4. Also called: ostiary Roman Catholic Church a person ordained to what was formerly the lowest in rank of the minor orders Word origin C13: from Old French portier, from Late Latin portārius doorkeeper, from Latin porta door porter in British English 3 (ˈpɔːtə) noun British a dark sweet ale brewed from black malt Word origin C18: shortened from porter's ale, apparently because it was a favourite beverage of porters Porter in British English (ˈpɔːtə) noun 1. Cole. 1893–1964, US composer and lyricist of musical comedies. His most popular songs include Night and Day and Let's do It 2. George, Baron Porter of Luddenham. 1920–2002, British chemist, who shared a Nobel prize for chemistry in 1967 for his work on flash photolysis 3. Katherine Anne. 1890–1980, US short-story writer and novelist. Her best-known collections of stories are Flowering Judas (1930) and Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1939) 4. Peter. 1929–2010, Australian poet, lived in Britain 5. Rodney Robert. 1917–85, British biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1972 for determining the structure of an antibody 6. William Sidney. original name of O. Henry Porter in American English (ˈpɔrtər) 1. Cole (koʊl) 1891-1964; U.S. composer of popular songs 2. David1780-1843; U.S. naval officer & diplomat 3. ˈDavid Dixon (ˈdɪksən) 1813-91; Union admiral in the Civil War: son of David 4. Lord George1920-2002; Brit. chemist 5. Katherine Anne1890-1980; U.S. short-story writer, essayist, & novelist 6. Rodney Robert1917-85; Brit. biochemist see Henry2 (sense 13) porter in American English 1 (ˈpɔrtər) noun 1. a doorkeeper or gatekeeper 2. Roman CatholicChurch; Obsolete the lowest of the four minor orders Word origin ME < OFr portier < LL portarius < L porta, gate: see port5 porter in American English 2 (ˈpɔrtər) noun 1. a person who carries luggage, etc. for hire or as an attendant at a railroad station, hotel, etc. 2. US an employee who sweeps, cleans, does errands, etc. as in a bank, store, or restaurant 3. US a railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeper or parlor car 4. a dark-brown beer made from charred or browned malt and produced by rapid fermentation at a relatively high temperature Word origin ME portour < OFr porteour < LL portator < L portare, to carry: see fare; (sense 4) abbrev. of porter's ale porter in Hospitality (pɔrtər) Word forms: (regular plural) porters noun (Hospitality (hotel): Hotel personnel) A porter is a person whose job is to carry things, for example, people's luggage at a hotel. The taxi pulled up at the hotel and a porter sprinted to the door. Our porter will carry your bags upstairs. The porter retrieved their baggage from the car. Examples of 'porter' in a sentence porter These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content.Read more… The head porter covered his mouth with his white-gloved hand, not quite suppressing a rogue smile. Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER Word lists with porter beer In other languages porter British English: porter /ˈpɔːtə/ NOUN A porter is a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance of a building such as a hotel. Our taxi arrived at the station and a porter came to the door. American English: porter Arabic: شَيَّال Brazilian Portuguese: carregador malas Chinese: 守门人 Croatian: nosač Czech: nosič Danish: portner Dutch: kruier European Spanish: mozo Finnish: kantaja French: portier German: Portier Greek: αχθοφόρος Italian: facchino Japanese: ポーター Korean: 포터 Norwegian: portner Polish: portier European Portuguese: carregador malas Romanian: portar Russian: носильщик Latin American Spanish: mozo Swedish: vaktmästare Thai: พนักงานยกกระเป๋า Turkish: hamal Ukrainian: портьє Vietnamese: người khuân vác Translate your text for free All related terms of 'porter' hall porter a person employed to carry luggage , etc, at a hotel night porter A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night. railway porter a person employed to carry luggage , parcels , supplies, etc at a railway station porter's lodge a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college , which is occupied by the porter prêt-à-porter → ready-to-wear Chinese translation of 'porter' porter (ˈpɔːtəʳ) n (c) (for luggage) 搬运(運)工 (bānyùngōng) (个(個), gè) (Brit, = doorkeeper) 门(門)房 (ménfáng) (个(個), gè) 美 = doorman (Brit, in hospital) 勤杂(雜)工 (qínzágōng) 美 = orderly (US, on train) 列车(車)员(員) (lièchēyuán) (位, wèi) 英 = attendant (noun) in the sense of baggage attendant Definition a man employed to carry luggage at a railway station or hotel A porter slammed the baggage compartment doors. Synonyms baggage attendant carrier bearer a flag bearer baggage-carrier (noun) in the sense of doorman Definition a doorman or gatekeeper of a building British) a porter at the block of flats Synonyms doorman caretaker The caretaker sleeps in the building all night. janitor My mother was the janitor in the town school. concierge gatekeeper Additional synonyms in the sense of bearer Definition a person or thing that carries, presents, or upholds something a flag bearer Synonyms carrier, runner, servant, porter, transporter in the sense of caretaker Definition a person employed to look after a place or thing The caretaker sleeps in the building all night. Synonyms warden, keeper, porter (British), superintendent (US), curator, custodian, watchman, janitor, concierge in the sense of janitor Definition the caretaker of a school or other building My mother was the janitor in the town school. Synonyms caretaker, porter (British), custodian, concierge, doorkeeper Synonyms of 'porter' porter Explore 'porter' in the dictionary
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