| 单词 | porter |
| 释义 | porter porter1 /pawr"teuhr, pohr"-/, n. 1. a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel. 2. a person who does cleaning and maintenance work in a building, factory, store, etc. 3. an attendant in a railroad parlor car or sleeping car. [1350-1400; ME, var. of portour < MF porteour < LL portator- (s. of portator). See PORT5, -OR2] porter2 /pawr"teuhr, pohr"-/, n. 1. a person who has charge of a door or gate; doorkeeper. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. ostiary (def. 1). [1250-1300; ME < AF < LL portarius gatekeeper. See PORT4, -ER2] porter3 /pawr"teuhr, pohr"-/, n. a heavy, dark-brown ale made with malt browned by drying at a high temperature. [1720-30; short for porter's ale, appar. orig. brewed for porters] |
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