英语词汇“porter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

porter

释义

chiefly Brit a gatekeeper or doorkeeper, esp of a large building, who usu regulates entry and answers enquiries

[Middle English via Old French from late Latin portarius, from Latin porta gate]

somebody employed to carry luggage, e.g. in a hotel or railway station

somebody employed to move patients or equipment in a hospital

NAmer a sleeping-car attendant

a heavy dark brown beer brewed from partly browned malt

porterage noun

[Middle English portour via French from late Latin portator, from Latin portare to carry; (sense 4) short for porter's beer]

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