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Meaning of porter


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  porter
      n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
      2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman},
         {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper},
         {ostiary}]
      3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
         [syn: {Porter}, {Katherine Anne Porter}]
      4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies
         (1891-1946) [syn: {Porter}, {Cole Porter}, {Cole Albert
         Porter}]
      5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.
         Henry (1862-1910) [syn: {Porter}, {William Sydney Porter},
         {O. Henry}]
      6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on
         sleeping cars) [syn: {porter}, {Pullman porter}]
      7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
         [syn: {porter}, {porter's beer}]
      v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount
           Kilimanjaro for the tourists"


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